Chapter 518 Chapter 516: The Fall of Gray Castle (Additional 5)
An hour later, the Imperial Ambassador, Lord Robin Water, left. Although he tried hard to suppress it, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face!
Even his steps were a little light and unsteady, as if he was drunk, and he completely lost the composure and self-possession that an envoy from a great power should have.
He also had to admit that being an envoy in Flower Territory was a dangerous task. If he was not careful, he would be reprimanded by the cabinet and his career would be in jeopardy.
But when there is a surprise, there is really a big surprise!!!
Lord Robin could even foresee how agitated the Imperial Cabinet would be when he passed the news back.
How excited those generals in the military must be!
It is possible that this protracted war will be broken and the outcome will be decided due to the intervention of these magic tanks.
Just thinking about it made him tremble.
Just after Lord Robin Water left, the smile on Roy's face slowly faded, and he became serious. He slowly lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
Behind him, Oliveira stepped out from the shadows and revealed his figure.
He opened his mouth to speak, but looking at Luo Yi's serious back, he couldn't open his mouth several times.
Luo Yi was the first to speak: "Just say what you want to say. Hesitating is not your style."
Oliveira finally said, "My Lord Earl, didn't you say that the Flower Territory should not get involved in this war?
If they really want to lease tanks, I think the top leaders of the coalition forces will go crazy!"
“But I’m going to push them!”
Luo Yi's voice was low, and his eyes gradually became sharper, like a knife: "Everyone thinks that since I, the Flower Territory, have developed the magic tank, I will definitely hold on to it, as if I am afraid that others will learn it.
But I don’t care!”
“Because, with the Habsburg Empire’s technological strength and scale, it’s only a matter of time before they develop similar weapons of war.
Rather than asking them to forge new paths and open new tracks, we should let them follow our path.”
"Everyone else thought that since the three giants of the coalition attacked under the name of the Nobles' War, I had no choice but to swallow my anger and that defeating their three legions of 10,000 people was the limit.
It’s true that I can’t personally take action or actively participate in the battle, but that doesn’t mean I won’t do anything.”
"When the magic tanks enter the battlefield, I really want to know what their expressions will be? And how will they respond?"
After finishing his words, Luo Yi pondered for a moment, and finally nodded slowly: "As I said, in an era like this, only if we are strong enough can we make the outsiders look at us in a pleasant way."
"So, even if they are the three giants of the coalition, the most powerful countries in the Old Continent, they must pay a sufficient price once they take action."
This is what Luo Yi thinks. Everything must be made clear to everyone: Not everyone can mess with the Flower Territory!
The Raymond family has always been strong!
Only in this way can we truly avoid unnecessary trouble.
Many times, things in this world are so wonderful.
When you are easy to talk to, a nice person, and kind to others, there will always be people who think you are weak and can be bullied.
But when you are aggressive, fierce and domineering, no one dares to talk nonsense in front of you.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is also an eternal truth!
…
There is no doubt that when Lord Robin Water brought back the news, the Imperial Cabinet was in an uproar.
Although they passed a resolution when the magic tanks were showing off their power on the battlefield, they allocated more personnel and resources and established more than one project team.
Give them enough time and they will definitely achieve something.
However, whether it is research and development, actual testing, construction of production lines, or training of crew members, it all takes time.
But now the empire is fighting on multiple fronts, facing many enemies alone, and the pressure is beyond imagination.
What they lack most is time!
However, if Flower Territory is willing to rent magic tanks, and if magic tanks are sent to the battlefield now, what will be the result?
Just thinking about it made the members of the imperial cabinet excited.
Therefore, only on the third day after the news was passed back, a large number of people had already mixed in with the sea transportation and secretly rushed from the empire.
They brought enough gold, not blank checks or receipts from the Seven Gods Bank, but real gold, as an upfront fee for the lease.
This is their sincerity!
However, the magic tanks that Xianhua led are still fighting outside, and it will take time to drive them back.
But they were not idle either.
A large number of elite magic gunners have been stationed in the military camp of Flower Territory, and under the guidance of instructors, they are learning the theoretical knowledge and practical operation of magic tanks.
The production of Flower Territory has never stopped. In addition to those that have been put into use, there are also many new magic tanks, which have become their practical training machines.
This is also the point that the empire is most criticized for.
Luo Yi is willing to rent the magic tank, but the tank crew refuses to rent it at all!
In Luo Yi's opinion, his soldiers can fight according to his will, but they should not risk their lives simply for money.
Flower Territory can send at most one observation and guidance group to the battlefield to provide guidance, be responsible for personnel special training, and tank maintenance.
The magic tank is still a new weapon of war. The Flower Territory is also accumulating experience. The Empire, of course, knows this, but still needs this guidance group.
So, I agreed very readily.
It is worth mentioning that some of the personnel sent by the Empire this time are professionals in magical aircraft.
After they arrived, they took over the construction and planning of the sixth industrial zone in the new city of Brussels without saying a word.
From now on, this will be the manufacturing and testing base for magic aircraft.
Roy mobilized a number of cutting-edge talents from Flower Territory, led by the mechanical freak Nehemiah von Braun, and supervised and participated by Hill Douglas, to form an aircraft attack team and participate in the subsequent technology transfer plan.
While all of the above were going on in full swing, everyone's attention was once again focused on the battlefield.
The prerequisite for tank leasing is that all the magic tanks fighting outside must be brought back. Therefore, the Empire has shown much more enthusiasm for the Norman Civil War than before.
They even exerted pressure through imperial channels and influence.
The result was that the noble elders' council in Auxerre, which had been dancing the most enthusiastically, suddenly became quiet.
The voices of opposition have completely disappeared!
Under such circumstances, the advancement speed of the Flower Territory Guard Corps is getting faster and faster!
…
Marquisate of Carlisle, Castle Grey.
This castle, built with great effort by the Carlisle family, is famous for its solidity. Since its construction, it has never fallen in war.
But today, even the steep mountains blocked the advancement of the magic tanks.
However, the well-arranged artillery positions, with their extremely long range, parabolic trajectory and terrifying destructive power, put the castle in danger.
The magic light shines like stars, and the six-sided diamond-shaped defense force fields are connected to form a whole magic formation, covering the entire castle.
As the core area of the Marquisate, the protective strength of this defensive magic circle is naturally needless to say.
But when the shells fell and exploded, they brought with them earth-shaking roars and falling dust, which also made the defenders in the castle terrified.
The Marquis of Carlisle stood at the window of his study, smoking a cigar and looking out.
His eyes seemed to be filled with poison, and his face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it.
"Is there really no other solution?"
"My Lord Marquis, if there really was a way, it wouldn't have dragged on until now. Let's go! Leave!"
"Go? Go! Go! Hahahaha..."
Marquis Carlisle's laughter was filled with sadness and anger. He suddenly turned his head and stared at the pale knight behind him, demanding, "Where's the Grand Duke? Why didn't he come? Why didn't he come to see the fall of this marquisate?"
"Yes, he is a proud Grand Duke. How could he care about a small branch family?!"
"If you say that, you're really wronging the Grand Duke. He has it hard too!"
"Difficult? What's difficult for him? Sitting in the Grand Duke's Castle, watching me lose my territory, what's so difficult about it?"
"That's not true!"
The Pale Knight hesitated for a moment before speaking again: "Have you ever thought about how this war should end?"
"How does it end? If the three marquises are gone, it's over."
"It's not that simple! You have to understand that Flower Territory is not just an earldom, but also a trading hub between the Allied Forces and the Empire, and the most important source of magical weapons."
Marquis Carlisle thought of an extremely unbelievable possibility. He widened his eyes and said, "They, they don't want to continue the previous trade with the Flower Territory, do they?
Isn’t this a fantasy?”
"If you pay a high enough price, it won't be a fantasy! Then do you know who they want to carry out this mission?"
"Who? Uh, it can't be..."
The Marquis of Carlisle blurted out a question, but he understood the answer the next second, and then the expression on his face became distorted, as if he was crying and laughing.
"The Grand Duke, did he agree?"
"No!"
"why not?"
"Because he's afraid that if he sets foot on the land of Flower Territory, he'll be beaten to death by that bastard!"
"Hahaha!"
Facts have proved that when a person is depressed, the best way to relieve his stress is to see people who are more miserable than himself.
At this time, the Marquis of Carlisle felt much better.
He finally waved his hand and said, "Let's go! Let's go!"
In the Gray Castle Square, a portal had already opened, and members of the Marquis of Carlisle's family, carrying their gold and silver jewelry, entered it dejectedly.
It was not until a long time later that Marquis Carlisle stepped in, and he saw the collapse of the teleportation array, followed by the collapse of the large defensive magic array.
The shells fell into the castle, causing people and horses to fall to the ground and the building to collapse.
After a while, the defenders raised the white flag, walked out of the castle one after another, and knelt down to surrender.
The Royal Guards sent out a vanguard, armed with magical weapons, to search the castle.
After ensuring safety, they planted the lion flag with flowers on it at the highest point of the castle.
At this point, the Carlisle family fled, the Grey Castle fell, and one of the three marquises was gone.
This was the marquisate that fell the fastest, but it was not the last.
PS: I ran around in the morning to check out the hotel and prepare for the child’s full moon banquet, which took up a lot of time. Otherwise, this chapter would have been written faster!
(End of this chapter)
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