Auster opened Skaar's letter and deciphered its contents through the cipher crystal;
"Brother Brown, how are you doing? I'm sorry for putting such a heavy burden on you. I originally wanted to send more troops to support you, but I'm already stretched thin and can't take care of both."
In the letter, in addition to asking about Oster's situation and the situation in Xishan, Skar also described the current situation in Dongxiang.
With the arrival of the main force, although the rebels held the camp, the situation was still extremely unfavorable. This place was originally a post station and cargo transfer area. The surrounding transportation was convenient and there was no danger to defend. Bandits and county guards from all directions continued to increase their troops and harass the camp. Not to mention the Kingdom's regular regiment at the crossroads, which has always been a major worry for Skaar.
Since the fierce battle in Nanchuan, the Corps and the rebels have seen each other's strong strength and will. The regular regiments, which had suffered heavy losses, had not made any major movements, and the rebels' informants behind enemy lines had been closely monitoring their movements;
Intelligence showed that the sudden attack on the Nanchuan Rebels by the directly-affiliated corps was not authorized by Stormwind City. It was actually done without authorization by the corps commander, Lieutenant General Huntington. There is evidence that this person made a deal with someone in Black Mountain County. He wanted to easily take down the ragtag group of mud legs and get some kind of benefit, but he never expected to run into a tough guy and break all his teeth. At present, Huntington has been relieved of military power and controlled by MI7, and is about to be taken to Sentinel Hill to be personally interrogated by a big shot from Stormwind City.
According to Auster's previous knowledge, the military system of the entire Kingdom of Stormwind is indeed very warlord-like. The commander of the army has considerable power and can even conduct private transactions with the local area.
This stems from a large-scale military reform implemented by the royal family more than ten years ago. Because the Kingdom of Stormwind had perfectly skipped the entire three wars, the large number of troops originally intended to cope with the expansion of the situation were basically useless. They were still too big to be dismantled. The Wrynn royal family that was restored for the second time faced huge debts from the alliance and was chronically poor. , unable to afford the huge military expenditure, so this decision was made; except for a few royal regiments to defend Stormwind City and the expeditionary regiments sent overseas, the remaining regiments were successively sent to garrison in various parts of the kingdom. The personnel were still managed vertically, and the equipment, money and food were Most of it is collected and consumed by itself.
Since then, the various garrisoned corps have gradually become the chief's private soldiers. They can be deployed at will or even rented out as mercenary groups. As long as they don't cause big trouble, the royal family basically turns a blind eye. Of course, if the behavior is too arrogant, Stormwind City still has a hundred ways to deal with these corps leaders, such as the fate of Moradim in the Twilight State and Huntington now.
Although the above-mentioned signs indicate that the directly affiliated corps cannot be dispatched again in a short period of time, it is impossible for Skar to bet his life and fortune on the enemy's thoughts. The terrain around Dongxiang is flat and the soil is hard, which is really conducive to the movement and deployment of magic weapon troops. As long as the direct-affiliated corps wanted to launch an attack, it would only be a matter of a blink of an eye when they arrived and surrounded the rebel camp;
Therefore, Skar had to concentrate his main forces to strictly guard against surprise attacks by the directly affiliated corps. With such a large number of people gathered in the camp, daily consumption of food and grass was a big problem. The opinion of the headquarters meeting is still that it is impossible to abandon such a large base area and many innocent people.
Skaar knew that there would be another battle with the Corps, so it was better to take the initiative. However, the rebels, who lacked attack equipment, could not effectively threaten the local heavy magic artillery and steam tanks, let alone the barracks and fortresses with deep pits and high walls.
Skaar wrote at the end that there is only one way to end the situation of being passively beaten, and that is to send out the secret weapon as a trump card - harvesting puppets. Therefore, he hoped that after Oster separated, he could rush to the mountain base as soon as possible to complete the puppet repair project and replenish his combat power.
Auster closed the letter and lit it on fire, knowing that he couldn't wait any longer. He immediately drafted a reply letter, briefly describing the situation in Xishan, saying that the area was basically stable and that mobile troops, grain and ammunition could be dispatched to support the headquarters. And he set off immediately and rushed to the base.
After arranging the itinerary and explaining important matters to the Xishan officials and escorts, the night before leaving, Auster locked himself in the room and called out the Sashu interface again.
He knew in his heart that although Skarr and the rebels had high hopes for the engineering puppet, judging from the current situation, this thing may not be as powerful as imagined, or it may not be able to exert its original strength and functions.
In previous research, Oster and the researchers at the base have been unable to crack the manufacturing and modification processes of the puppet core. They are all locked layer by layer by some extremely deep password. Therefore, the finished products now created are just manned machine armors. They do not have the ability to activate magic immunity shields, launch chaotic energy cannons, and fly briefly as recorded in history.
Oster knew very well that if the Gundam didn't have magic, it would be a tank with arms and legs, which would be very stupid. So, he wanted to search the Sashu database again, thinking that with so many permission upgrades these days, he might be able to find more content about magic puppets.
The result was indeed as he expected. After a while of searching, the Sashu AI showed that [The permission to access the "Death Knight" part has been unlocked. Since the harvest puppet was made with reference to the design drawings of the Death Knight, it is recommended to first access the main parts of the project. The person in charge left the video information. 】
Auster thought to himself, the death knight's scientific name is "self-propelled armored combat unit". This thing is not a copy of the Ringwraith at all. In fact, it is a mechanized combat unit used by the orc rebel army in the first and second wars. At that time, the Alliance, which was still using intensive cavalry charges and magic queuing to kill tactics, was extremely shocked when faced with the torrent of armor. The steel monsters that did not eat or drink, were immune to magic, and could spray chaotic energy from the barrels. The soldiers nicknamed them the God of Death riding an iron horse. Because he was very impressive, he was later accepted by the orcs and became a death knight.
Therefore, the orcs actually relied on technology to crush them and achieve victory in World War I and the early stages of World War II. Otherwise, according to the war history written in the chronicles, a group of desperate, crazy, stupid, and poorly equipped barbarians could kill all the way through the Eastern Continent with the help of a few tribes coming from the portal. It would be too insulting. IQ. Is the alliance a bunch of losers, or are the orcs going to undergo mitosis?
Auster followed the prompts of Sa Shu and opened the search. After a while, as the light of the switching interface flashed, the holographic image of Daniel Wu appeared.
Oster picked up his chin that fell on the ground and asked Sashu AI who this person was.
The answer is: [Guldan, special academician of the Shadow Engineering Academy and doctoral supervisor. Expert in the fields of mechanics, machinery, information science, materials, magic intelligence, bioengineering, civil engineering and chemical engineering, and standing advisor to the Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Army. 】
Oster was shocked, that's enough, not asking about this. He had seen the photo of the Warlock King in other materials before, and knew that this was not the ugly and emaciated villain in the chronicles with sores on his head and pus on the soles of his feet. However, he did not expect that this real person was even worse than the photo. More than 10 times more handsome.
In addition to the orcish features such as green skin, pointed ears, and lower fangs, he basically has the appearance of Peak Yanzu, plus twice the figure of Peng Yuyan. The sleeves of the white shirt with a tie are fully stretched out by muscles, and there is even a pair of rimless glasses on the bridge of his nose; he is handsome but not girly at the same time, elegant and powerful at the same time.
Although Auster has been a straight man for two lifetimes, he does not deny that there are handsome men who can make men's hearts flutter.
