Chapter 504 The situation is out of control
The final explosion destroyed nearly two-thirds of the enemy's forces. The remaining troops were unable to resist the Empire's advance and were quickly defeated.
The Imperial Army successfully won the final victory in the Battle of Ormonburg.
But what made Chengli depressed was that a young man who claimed to be the driver and was found at the explosion site said that the mecha had exploded.
This explosion was caused by the mecha's self-detonation.
Chengli was in disbelief. While the mecha was indeed nowhere to be found on the battlefield, wasn't the pilot of the mecha a burly man with a beard like him? Why was he a pretty boy?
And it seems like I've seen this pretty boy somewhere before.
But his lieutenants were all cheering. The pilot was indeed a young man like them, just like in the classic robot movies.
He was young, his parents were both dead, he was very weak, and he had a sad love history, such as his girlfriend being taken away by Huangmao.
His career failed and his life was difficult, but at the most difficult time in his life, he had a turning point and was selected by the empire's secret agency to become a candidate driver of the empire's latest secret robot.
Afterwards, he, who had always been ordinary, defeated all the competitors in a number of tests and ranked among the best. In the end, he achieved 100% synchronization with the Empire's secret robot and became the first qualified person.
In order to prove himself, he drove a robot to the battlefield and fought desperately.
In the end, in extreme anger, the robots went berserk and eventually destroyed the enemy, winning the victory for the empire.
This story is so perfect and deeply rooted in people's hearts. Lin Wen nodded and said, "Okay, let's use this version."
The young people cheered and looked up at the legendary lucky man with god-like eyes, but Chengli did not believe it and thought it was a trick for children.
"Let me ask you, you said the robot exploded, how did you survive?"
Lin Wen replied casually, "At the moment of the explosion, my AT stance was fully activated..."
Cheng Li listened to this nonsense and felt that this guy treated all of them as fools. He was determined to wrestle with Lin Wen to prove the truth by the outcome.
The result was naturally that he was pinned to the ground and beaten up by Lin Wen.
Lin Wen only used one percent of his strength to beat him until his face was bruised and swollen.
It’s not that the effect of the civet cat is still there, it’s just that he really can’t control it so precisely.
Chengli has never boasted and has never fought, so he can only comfort himself by thinking that he has been driven by someone who drives a mecha. Doesn't that mean he is the same as a mecha?
Even if I can't drive a mecha, I've become one. At least I've satisfied my mecha addiction.
Afterwards, Cheng Li reported the situation to His Majesty the Emperor, whose phone had been ringing him repeatedly, and the Imperial Marshals. He briefly explained the battle situation and told them that it was the robot's self-detonation that caused the powerful explosion, severely damaging the enemy, and that the Imperial Army won the final victory.
The driver also survived by chance and he was the biggest contributor to this battle.
Li Longxing finally felt relieved, and the Imperial Marshal's Headquarters was filled with excitement. Li Linyue finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in the balance for a long time and smiled.
Among all the people, only Lin Wen was very unhappy. He had lost a lot in this battle. All his luck had been used up, and his spirit had been almost exhausted. Only a little was left from eating the fruit just now, and all his trump cards were gone.
However, he only gained more than a thousand bad karma points, which were given by the tank and plane drivers. Most of them were elite personnel supported by countries around the world, and it was impossible for them to be completely black.
The survival star directly became 1202/2500.
Shanyuan only gained more than 8,000 points, which were added by the fox fairy's last bite.
Death Star is still miserable -40013/160000.
This seems particularly unfair. Their values are determined according to his current magical powers of good and evil. Lin Wenshanyuan already has 7 magical powers, so the value of the Death Star is as high as 160,000.
Evil fate only has 2 magical powers, and survival stars only have 2500.
It suddenly increased to more than 1,200 points, the survival stars have increased by half, and the death stars are still negative.
This battle also destroyed his Unit 2. It was very tiring to rub this thing with your hands. Special steel is not cheap, and it also contains the materials for his flying sword.
It's really a huge loss.
Lin Wen was very depressed and declined their invitation to stay and hold a celebration party. He took the special plane sent by Li Linyue and returned to Newcastle, where he locked himself in the room and stared into the wall.
After a brief rest, the Imperial Army continued its advance, launched a rapid counterattack, recaptured a large number of positions with great momentum, and regained control of the entire Stan River area.
It even expanded a little after the imperial reinforcements arrived.
The Papal States suffered heavy losses, with a large number of tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, giants and zombie troops destroyed, and its land and air forces severely weakened.
This was originally a brilliant strategy of the Papal States. Von Inrion cleverly mobilized his troops, creating a situation where the strong attacked the weak locally.
This should have been a decisive blow to the empire, but instead it became his own grave.
The Papal State, which had lost a large number of troops, was unable to defend itself and was forced to withdraw from the Stan River area.
Not only that, the loss of a large number of elite troops also affected the overall combat effectiveness of the Papal States, and they could no longer hold on to the retreating troops of the Empire.
The most deadly thing is that the zombie production base of the Papal State was destroyed by an explosion of unknown origin.
This cut off the main source of troops for the Papal States. The zombie troops are currently performing extremely well on the battlefield. They can understand orders, use simple weapons, maintain simple formations, are not afraid of life or death, have no morale, and only obey orders. They are simply the best soldiers a general dreams of.
The endless stream of zombie soldiers caused great trouble to the empire. The Papal States used them to charge, step on mines, die, consume ammunition, and occupy positions, and they were simply invincible.
If it were a new recruit, the difference would be huge.
They moved around everywhere, disobeyed orders, and scattered when they suffered losses. The governor's army could not suppress them. Mo Zhai's lies had been shattered, and almost no one believed that this great immortal could bring them victory.
But Mo Zhai has not given up yet. He tried his best to gather high-ranking generals to make up a perfect lie, brainwashing these recruits crazily, and at the same time urgently rebuild the biochemical base.
If we can delay until the biochemical base is completed, there is still hope.
Li Longxing led the large force to retreat safely to Frankburg, where they rested, replenished ammunition and supplies, consolidated their positions, and stabilized the rear defense line and supply delivery line.
The Empire sent large quantities of supplies with unprecedented efficiency.
Large amounts of ammunition, medical supplies, food, protective equipment, fortification construction tools, etc., countless.
Endless supplies poured into the front line like a tide. The materials that were in short supply before were no longer in short supply, even artillery shells were in sufficient supply.
All the troubles in logistics disappeared. The inspectors who were like blind before suddenly became possessed by Conan Holmes. The laws of the empire suddenly became fair and strict, and the officials of the empire suddenly became honest and upright.
Logistics are unprecedented in ensuring 100% purity from beginning to end.
What is even more incredible is that the empire's high-ranking officials suddenly became extremely patriotic, and they were frantically buying up war bonds that had previously been ignored.
Before that, the Supreme Council had been promoting the war bonds for several months, but only more than 100 billion were sold, and almost all of them were purchased by civilians.
Now, in just a few days, war bonds have been sold for thirty trillion, all of which were purchased by the empire's dignitaries, nobles, and upper-class elites.
The huge amount of funds quickly squeezed out the more than 100 billion yuan of civilians, leaving no trace of it.
The highest meeting.
The Great Elder discussed the matter briefly.
"Li Longxing's victory indeed brought in a huge amount of money."
"But the funds are too much, far exceeding what is needed for the war. Should we stop it?"
"No, this is a rare opportunity, and the empire is short of money."
“When redeeming bonds in the future, there will be a lot of pressure.”
"That's okay. We can use this money to create greater benefits that will exceed its returns. And..."
The Great Elder gave a faint smile.
“When you pay back the money, we can release the water.”
"Okay." The three elders all agreed with this opinion.
Subsequently, the Supreme Council increased its promotion of war bonds and allowed the purchase of bonds using supplies.
At this moment, the high-ranking officials of the empire almost emptied out their family fortunes, and major groups donated supplies one after another. The empty warehouses of the empire were instantly piled up with supplies.
Then they were quickly transported to the front line.
This time, no one dared to play tricks. This was all the money of the men. They paid out of their own pockets and hoped to get a great victory on the front line to get rich rewards.
Anyone who dares to take advantage of this at this time will become the public enemy of the entire bureaucratic elite group in the empire.
Marshal's Headquarters.
The central main army, the royal guards, and the local army were united as never before, and all the forces were twisted into one. Li Longxing's authority was unshakable, and even the first princess became extremely noble.
No one dared to deny the princess's opinion anymore. Wherever Li Linyue went, people would bow to her.
When she entered the marshal's headquarters and gave orders, everyone obeyed her orders in a submissive manner, as if they were facing the emperor.
The Princess Faction was at its peak, and countless people flocked to it to curry favor with them.
The old Marshal Fu Wenyu became ignored, and some people even suggested to punish him for molesting the princess's personal maid. His close confidants were also worried and uneasy.
Only Lin Wen stayed in his room alone, seldom going out.
Li Linyue invited him many times to public occasions and stand in the spotlight, but Lin Wen refused every time.
Li Linyue originally wanted to talk to Lin Wen, who was obviously unhappy, but now there are many things to do. The Princess Faction is obviously in a critical historical period and it is time to rapidly expand its influence.
She spends a lot of time every day meeting with various people, handling various affairs, and making various decisions.
Li Linyue had no choice but to postpone this matter temporarily.
When she is done with this busy period, she will come back to have a good talk with Lin Wen and discuss how to handle their marriage.
At the front line, the imperial army received sufficient supplies, the troops were repaired and ready to set off at any time.
Although the victory was obvious, Li Longxing still did not dare to be careless. He called a meeting before the battle and discussed the next strategy with a group of generals.
Most generals believed that the Papal States had no power to resist and that they should advance quickly and destroy them with thunderous force.
It is not easy to delay and prevent them from rebuilding the biological and chemical base.
No one wants to experience that nightmarish sea of zombie soldiers again.
But only Executive Staff Officer Guo Feng disagreed.
He said: "I believe that the Papal States itself is a pressure cooker society, with huge contradictions among all parties, and groups are torn apart. The upper class treats the lower class like pigs and dogs, and the lower class treats the upper class like enemies. Their existence is maintained entirely by external wars and hatred."
A general of the Central Army said impatiently, "Staff Officer Guo, stop talking nonsense. What does this have to do with us?"
Li Lishan, the general of the Royal Guards, said, "Don't argue. Just listen to him."
Guo Feng nodded to Li Lishan and continued, "Their previous failure dealt a heavy blow to their credibility and shattered their lies and promises. As a result, the Papal State immediately suffered a backlash and internal chaos. Our advancement during that period was unhindered."
"And now, the Papal States has suffered another crushing defeat, and their biochemical base has been destroyed by our heroes. They will inevitably try to deceive the civilians with a new round of lies and fight for them to delay time."
Another general shouted, "We can defeat that rabble in one blow!"
Guo Feng smiled slightly and said, "Of course we can win, but wouldn't it be nice if it were a little simpler?"
Imperial Marshal Zhu Kewu asked, "What do you have in mind?"
Guo Feng bowed slightly to show his respect to the Marshal and replied cautiously, "Publicity."
"We used propaganda to expose the ugly faces of the Papal States' upper echelons, telling them the truth. We exposed their use of biochemical technology to transform humans into zombies and send them to the battlefield as cannon fodder, their selling out of national territory in exchange for aid, and their exploitation of public resources for personal gain, waging war for their own selfish interests."
"Let the people of the Papal States know what their superiors are made of."
"And the Imperial Army is the king's army, their savior!"
After the words were spoken, there was silence in the military camp for a long time, and then there was a burst of warm applause.
The generals cheered Guo Feng's name, gathered around him and threw him into the air.
In the following days, the imperial army remained inactive and strengthened its defenses.
Instead, they sent a large number of spies to distribute leaflets within the Papal States and used high-power radio stations to cover their radios, broadcasts, and televisions.
Planes risked dropping leaflets from high altitudes.
The public opinion offensive was launched in full swing.
The top leaders of the Papal States never expected that the Empire would actually do this. By the time they urgently ordered the confiscation of leaflets and strictly prohibited the spread of rumors, the situation was already out of control.
(End of this chapter)
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