In the hall of Wolfsburg, Ron put on the traditional costume of the Wolf Archduke—a thick cloak made of dire wolf fur, and stood upright in front of the map table.
Wolfe is reporting on the battle.
Ron frowned.
The troops of the Machine Clan did not just attack Ben Wolf Castle. They spread from the Gate of Divine Punishment in the northeast and occupied a quarter of the principality's territory. Ben Wolf Castle was only one of the most intense battlefields.
On the map, several wax legion chess pieces were being deduced on the map.
A military chess piece with a black-armored iron fist is placed on the northern border of the principality.
The black-armored iron fist is the emblem of the Smedley family. "Savage" Luke Smedley leads the barbarians to guard the northern front.
A military chess piece with paw prints is placed in the southern territory of the principality.
"She-Wolf" Mel Bart and her Southern Legion guard their territory.
In the center of the principality, at the location of Benlang Fortress, there are two military chess pieces placed at the same time.
The arrow-hit wolf is the emblem of the Veronca family, and Wolf leads the Duke Knights of Holy Flame City to station here.
The other coat of arms in the shape of a shield belongs to "Wolfmaster" Jones Burne, the western lord of the principality. Because the battle has not yet affected his territory, the Dire Wolf Chapter of the Burne family has been transferred to the Wolf Fortress to assist in the defense.
After meeting the new Wolf Archduke at Running Wolf Fortress, the wild man Luke and the female wolf Mel both passed through the time and space gate of Silver Fang City and returned to their respective main cities to resist the invasion of the mechanical tribe.
But on the map in front of Ron, the result of the deduction was not optimistic.
The war will end within six months, and the ever-expanding machine race will sweep across the Wolf Principality.
General Wolfe explained: "After the Wolf Fortress, there will be open plains and hilly areas. By then we will have no danger to defend. The mechanical army that drives straight in will easily wipe out the western territory, destroy the Holy Flame City, and attack the north and south from behind. On the front line, the territories of the Smedley and Bart families will also fall quickly."
Ron frowned, and there was unhideable worry in his brown eyes: "This is exactly why Running Wolf Fortress is so important. We must not lose it."
General Wolfe continued to explain: "Our current military strength is only one-tenth of what it was before the Broken Star War. The main force of the principality was buried on the Jorvik battlefield with the Wolf Archduke, and most of the remaining guard troops were mobilized. When we reach the Falkenridge front line, and when the Gate of Punishment appears, we simply don’t have enough military power to use.”
"We now mainly rely on the Advent Legion to guard various defense lines. After the advent of the Advent, three powerful Advent guilds were born in the principality, namely the Black Knight Guild, the Xiaoyao Sanren Guild, and the Jialan Guild. Unfortunately, Jialan The guild’s resident city is near the Gate of God’s Punishment, and now the guild has been bankrupt and disbanded.”
Ron thought for a while and asked, "What are the strength of the other two guilds?"
Wolfe placed the war chess pieces representing the Advent Legion on various fronts, and said in a bitter voice:
"It's not optimistic. The powerful offensive of the Machine Tribe caused the Advent Guild to suffer heavy losses. Although there are many of them, most of them are first- and second-level low-level warriors. The Advents whose combat duties are spear guards are okay. The large number of first-order free people specialize in production and have almost no combat effectiveness on the battlefield, and they can only be slaughtered."
"Black Knight Guild President Xu Zhilei and Xiaoyao Sanren Guild Lu Xiao have stated many times that they will withdraw from the battlefield if they do not improve the management rights of the city where they are stationed, or divide the principality's tax revenue into a certain share of the guild."
Ron pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.
This was a sign of his real anger. He said in a cold voice: "Brother is right, the descendants are essentially no different from the mechanical race. These shameless bastards from another world will definitely kill us without hesitation if they have enough benefits." Sold to Starbreaker."
Ron looked at Wolfe and said firmly: "The principality must be maintained in an absolute dominant position, and sovereignty must not be divided! Even I can see that the power struggle between us and the Advent is a battle of life and death."
Wolfe nodded heavily, but still worried: "Ron, what we are facing now is a dilemma. If the war continues, those who descend will see no benefits and will inevitably evacuate from the principality. We must come on this day We must think of a solution beforehand, otherwise, we will face catastrophe.”
Ron understands that for these descendants, dividing sovereignty is a recipe for disaster, and keeping a closed door is a dead end.
But is there a third way now?
The door to the hall suddenly opened, and the guard on duty reported: "Grand Duke Ron, Captain Black requested to see you."
Captain Black?
Thinking of the brother Li Ran whom he unexpectedly met in the wilderness, Ron couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Li Ran was completely different from the descendants he had seen before.
He commands a powerful high-level army, but the origin of this army is kept secret.
He possesses a mysterious prop that can hide his true face in the shadows and show others a false identity.
He is willing to risk everything and risk a surprise attack on the powerful Mechanical City, just to save his fellow dragon knights.
And the purpose of those dragon knights was to destroy the Gate of Divine Punishment.
There are too many mysteries about this mysterious descendant, but what Ron can be sure of is that at least at this stage, Li Ran is a fellow traveler who can be trusted and cooperated.
"Invite him in," Ron said to the guard.
Captain Black, dressed in black, walked into the castle hall.
General Wolfe couldn't help but look with a hint of respect. The angels and dragons of the Star Wind Mercenary Group provided the Wolf Fortress with huge air superiority, greatly reducing the threat of the psychic beam cannon to the city wall.
Under the black robe, Captain Black's hoarse voice came out: "Ron, I have some immature thoughts about this war, and I want to talk to you about it. This will be good for both of us... ..Do you still remember that in the wilderness, I had a ballista unit hidden in the rear?"
Ron thought of the low-level mechanical beasts that had been blown up, and said in a deep voice: "The power of the explosive crossbow is shocking. I immediately placed an order with the Silver City mage after returning to Wolfsburg, but the Silver City State In the southwest of the continent, the road is far away, and there are wandering Starbreaker armies harassing us in the middle. The mages have offered high prices, and we cannot afford to buy more magic bombs from them."
General Wolfe added: "Because of the long distance, the cost of magic materials consumed to transport these bombs through the time and space gate is more expensive than the land freight. We tried various methods and had to give up this plan."
Captain Black Jie Jie smiled and said: "Ron, let me tell you good news. The magic bombs used by my explosive crossbows were found in the ruins of an underground city. There are still many stocks left, which can guarantee the running of the wolf." The fortress will be used for a long time, and I will continue to supply you at a much cheaper price than the Silver City-State, what do you think?"
Ron's eyes lit up.
If these modified explosive crossbows can be obtained, although they cannot pose a threat to the high-level troops of the mechanical tribe, they can effectively kill mid- to low-level mechanical war beasts and reduce the defensive pressure on the Running Wolf Fortress.
"Lee...Brother Black, please immediately transport a batch of magic bombs to Running Wolf Fortress! I don't know how many more surprises you will bring to the Wolf Principality, but there is no doubt that this time you helped a Very busy!”
"Oh..." Captain Black said in a weird tone, "That's right, Ron, these explosive crossbow bolts are just a greeting gift. Don't be afraid of what I'm going to say next."
