Relying on the detailed information about the fortress provided by the lieutenant general and the magic communication password, there were still many defenders and a large number of fortifications and weapons, and the extremely strong crossroads fortress was captured in less than half a day, almost without a fight.
The rebels directly shouted through the corps' encrypted channel and the corps commander's password, saying that the main force of the corps had been wiped out, Lieutenant General Huntington had been captured, and those who put down their weapons would not be killed. This move greatly frightened and completely broke the will of the remaining defenders. In addition, not all of these regiment soldiers who were ordinary people agreed with their previous participation in the suppression and massacre of the people;
Some soldiers tried to open the city gate at night and surrender, but were discovered and stopped by mid-level officers. The two sides started fighting, which turned into a large-scale mutiny. The rebels took the opportunity to attack and bombarded the city walls. In the end, except for some die-hard elements who hurriedly led their troops out of the camp and fled to the Black Mountain Guard line, the remaining soldiers opened the fortress gate and surrendered to the rebels.
This glorious victory greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the military and civilians. Since the Second World War, the Kingdom of Storm, known as the most powerful in the Alliance and even the Eastern Continent, has never had a regular regiment organized except when it faced the Super Brain King in the north. A record of total annihilation.
After conquering the Crossroads Fortress, Black Mountain Town became an isolated city. The only northern Vishak Knights that could support the county had no movement to send troops. Perhaps seeing that the situation was not good, they had chosen to abandon their allies.
Oster thought of something and said to Skar, "When Huntington was interrogated, he said that the mysterious mage also bribed three major local snakes in the northeastern wilderness and asked them to join forces to rebel against the state capital. Huntington was promised the rank of general, and First-class corps commander qualification; Mayor Ernest was promised the governor of the Western Frontier and the director shares of the Magic Federation. There is still one person left, Marquis Garris Wishak, given that he is already a member of the Holy Church He is one of the knights, and he is promised to replace Grian Stroman and become the Great Lord of the Western Frontier."
Skaar thought for a while and said, "However, every lord of the temple has an ancient holy object granted by the Pope. It is said that it is a purified demon legion artifact, giving them the power to defeat a thousand, or even more." ability. That’s why I’m so afraid of being an enemy of the Kingdom and the Church. After all, this is too close to Sentinel Ridge.
Although these three people have indeed made some preparations, if we had not raised the flag of righteousness, they would still have control of a quarter of the population, land and resources of the Western Frontier Prefecture. But IMHO, they still don't have the ability to confront the big lord head-on. Not to mention the powerful military strength of the Sentinel Ridge Prefecture, even Stallman himself could easily defeat the rebellion by relying on the power of the holy objects. "
What Skar said is not alarmist. After all, this is a magical world. A weak heroic unit can defeat one against a hundred, and a stronger legendary character can single-handedly destroy a country, let alone existences that reach the level of demigods and super gods. With just one breath, they can completely destroy or shape thousands of mortals and the world they rely on to exist.
Because of this, it is so unreasonable and difficult for Sargeras to create an order in which all races in the universe are equal. So far, Auster doesn't know whether those legion demons are following an unrealistic and delusional route.
Oster said, "Actually, when I was in Xishan before, I met an adopted daughter sent by Garis Vishack, but unfortunately she ran away in the end. I briefly captured her and interrogated her. Some information: Wishak did get one-third of the holy relic fragments from the North, and what Stallman inherited from the former high lord was actually not the complete holy relic, but only one-third; and the last three One of them is in the hands of the heir to the Defias Brotherhood."
He faced Skaar and asked, "Aren't you the descendant of Van Cleef? Don't you know the whereabouts of this thing?"
Skaar lowered his head and was silent for a while, then replied, "I have never heard of it. But Chairman Van Cleef had a daughter, and she was also in the mine fortress when the Chairman was assassinated. Rumor has it that she survived in the end. If the fragments you mentioned The fraternity holds it, and it’s probably now in the hands of the chairman’s daughter.”
Oster understood it as soon as he heard it, it was Vanessa VanCleef, the famous one in the game. When he first appeared, he was quite heroic in overthrowing the old world. Unfortunately, after a few versions, as the Blizzard editor suffered from cerebral palsy, he became a plaything in the Hall of Shadows.
Auster thought for a while and said, "If Garris mistakenly believes that you, under the banner of Defias, hold the third fragment, then it makes sense for them to unite to attack the rebels. As for the mysterious mage - these days There are also people who claim to be mysterious, but they are really rubbish - they seem to know everything, and it is he who is the one who is behind the fire, and they don’t know where they come from.”
Skarr said, "The reply from Sentinel Ridge has arrived. In view of our identity as rebels, we must further obtain evidence of the joint rebellion of the Montenegro County, the 23rd Corps and the Vishak Knights, or determine the true identity of the mysterious man." Otherwise, the state government would think this was a rumor fabricated by the rebels to survive.
But Stallman also promised that Sentinel Ridge would not send troops to interfere in the affairs of Black Mountain Town until the situation is confirmed. Judging from the attitude of the great lord, he must have heard some of the rumors, otherwise he would not sit back and watch a large county closest to the state capital be overthrown by the civilian army. Now, it depends on whether our intelligence personnel can find more evidence..."
Speaking of informants, both of them thought at the same time that Marissa hadn't come back yet.
For so many days, because she stubbornly refused to withdraw, as the war intensified, Skar had no choice but to put it aside. After all, the key intelligence that Marisa sent back one after another also played a vital role in the Annihilation Corps' operations.
Now, as the battle lines shift, the rebels are about to launch a general attack on Black Mountain Town. The enemy at the end of the road is the most ferocious. It is undoubtedly very dangerous to stay behind enemy lines at this time.
Auster quickly persuaded Skarr again. The adopted daughter of Vishak he met in the Western Mountains was a mage hunter by profession. She was once a senior engineer of Defias. She was very familiar with the Brotherhood's magical engineering technology; they were especially good at tracking spells. Or, Marissa might not be safe. Now that she has completed her mission, she should be allowed to return immediately.
Skaar looked pale and nodded, and at the same time called for the escort team and sent soldiers to Black Mountain Town to meet the leader of Marissa.
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At this time in Heishan Town, the streets were in chaos.
As the tragic news came from the Crossroads Fortress, broken troops arrived in the town one after another, and robberies and murders occurred from time to time. The guards had no time or intention to estimate. They were hurriedly preparing for defense, digging trenches, stacking sandbags, and pulling in artillery, heavy crossbows and spell-casting scrolls, in preparation for resisting the rebel attack.
The wealthy people in the town loaded their valuables onto horse-drawn carriages and magic stone carts, crowded onto the roads and fled north. Because there are many cars and the roads are narrow, there are frequent car accidents, quarrels, and even physical violence. Because the government had long demonized and promoted the rebels, describing them as vicious bandits who killed people without batting an eye and looted at will, many ordinary townspeople also chose to flee with them or hide in the countryside behind closed doors. The shops on the once bustling streets were closed and in ruins.
Marissa sat on the roof, swaying her dirty feet, watching with great pleasure. What she likes the most is watching these adults panic and make a mess; it not only allows her to watch a show, but it also makes it easier for her to put one of her specialties to use.
After skillfully walking through the street corners and rooftops, and setting up the magic eyeliner for spying on information, Marissa also blended in with the fleeing crowd; after moving around and raising and lowering her hands, she had several heavy money bags in her cloak. , the joy blossomed.
She looked left and right and remembered that there was a candy store on the corner of the commercial street, and she was going to go there and open a meat shop. When I arrived, I saw that the shop had long been closed, and even the doors and windows had boarded up boards; and not only this one, but the entire commercial street, there wasn't even an open shop left.
Marissa paced along the wall in frustration, her stomach growling. When she was thinking about where to steal her next meal, a church came into view.
In front of the door, a young nun was leaning down, handing out candies and snacks to a large group of street children in front of her. Although she was wearing a robe and a black hood, she could not hide her tall figure and extremely beautiful face. Especially those purple eyes, they are simply breathtakingly beautiful.
Although Marissa didn't want to interact with church people at all, she couldn't help but lick her lips when she saw the street children jumping happily and eating colorful candies.
After all, taking advantage of someone doesn’t count as dealing, right? In the end, Marissa could not resist the temptation of sweets and tiptoed towards the church door.
What she didn't notice was that the nun was gently enchanting the head of a child. A metal arm was exposed between the cuffs and white gloves.
