HLnovel Chapter 388: Seeing an Old Friend Again (for book friend 'Lu Lu Lu Shuyuan')
Chapter 388: Seeing an Old Friend Again (for book friend 'Lu Lu Lu Shuyuan')
"Who wants to lead a battle behind enemy lines? I've been in this damn place long enough! That bastard Takeda Nagayoshi promised to take me back! Did he forget his promise?"
Zhao Bingbing's face darkened instantly. She lowered her head and spoke in a voice so soft that it was almost inaudible: "Sister Yiyi...we...all of us...can't go back."
"What?" Shen Yiyi turned her head sharply, staring at Zhao Bingbing with eyes as sharp as a knife. "You said you can't go back? What do you mean?"
Zhao Bingbing was a little flustered by her stare, and quickly cheered up and explained carefully:
"Now the Lanshu Empire has completely intervened in our anti-aggression war. The Liuli Islands have been occupied again, and all shipping routes have been cut off. Even the public waters and the Misty Sea have been caught in a net set up by the Lanshu Empire."
"Not only that, the Rune Republic has also joined the war. They are attacking the Golden Snake Sea to our southeast, causing us to be attacked from both sides."
"If it weren't for the support of the Tanglus Federation, the Fania Empire, and the Melinda Empire, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to protect the Bi Bo Islands..."
Every word Zhao Bingbing spoke was like a sharp needle, piercing Shen Yiyi's brain and giving her a splitting headache.
She murmured in a low voice: "Lanshu Empire, Rune Republic, Tanglus Federation, Fania Empire, Melinda Empire..."
The names of these countries kept echoing in her mind, like an inescapable nightmare.
As Shen Yiyi murmured, the geographical locations of these countries quickly formed a sand table map on the screen in front of her, and the trajectory of the spread of war was clearly visible.
Shen Yiyi stared at the electronic sand table filled with war flames, and for a moment she was unable to accept this cruel reality.
She never imagined that her country, which was so close to victory, would fall into the abyss of all-out war in just a few dozen days.
Her chest seemed to be blocked by a huge rock, making it hard for her to breathe. Tragic scenes appeared in her mind involuntarily:
Ironclad warships broke through the waves of the foggy sea, long-range howitzers roared, tree armor troops charged amid the explosions, and countless lives turned into piles of bones in the flames of war!
These scenes were so real, as if they were happening right before her eyes!
The fast-forward button of time has been pressed and the war continues!
The land was reduced to scorched earth, the city was reduced to ruins, and the survivors were searching for dirty food among the rubble.
Order collapses, culture disappears, the country ceases to exist, and only the jungle law of the survival of the fittest remains.
Shen Yiyi couldn't help but ask herself: "Is this another reincarnation of civilization?!"
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"Then...is there any other news you want to tell me?" Shen Yiyi was silent for a moment and asked in a low voice.
Seeing that she was in a low mood, Zhao Bingbing gently took her arm and comforted her softly:
"Sister Yiyi, I know what you are worried about. In fact, you can rest assured that the Orange Army that escorted the former emperor Macbeth of the Sun Yuan Kingdom has successfully returned to Sanjiangyuan City where the frontline headquarters is located."
"Thanks to your delay, they are all safe. Your friend Talkoko wanted to stay and look for you, but he was knocked unconscious by your subordinate Li Dazhuang, and forcibly put into a warship and sent back to the country."
Hearing the news that Talkoko had returned home safely, Shen Yiyi breathed a sigh of relief and then asked:
"Who is in power in the Riyuan Kingdom now? Are they still invading our country?"
Zhao Bingbing shook her head and explained, "The Sun Yuan Kingdom announced that it would no longer participate in the war when the full-scale war broke out. Now they are in the midst of a civil war."
"The army currently in the upper hand is the Blood Shadow Army, which is openly supported by the Lanshu Empire. The army commander is Mai Tornado, and many of the Sun Kite Nation's garrison troops have announced their support for him."
"However, most of the traditional upper nobles stand on the side of the Second Prince Dennis. Most of his troops are elite field troops returning from the Qingshan Island war zone, and their comprehensive combat effectiveness is stronger."
"At present, the two sides are evenly matched, and it is still unclear who will ascend to the throne."
At this point, Zhao Bingbing paused, stretched out her hand to operate the console, zoomed in the electronic sand table to the Hongluo Island of the Riyuan Kingdom, drew a circle somewhere, and continued:
"In addition to these two major forces, there is another force that may disrupt the situation. That is the former generals of the Sun Yuan army, Kanpedela and Shang Youpin. Relying on their original relationships in the army, the two of them have assembled a considerable army."
"They neither support Dennis nor McFlurry. Instead, they use the name of the eldest prince Steve to play a balancing act and sit back and watch the fight between the two tigers."
Shen Yiyi's fingers tapped lightly on the tree armor control panel, thinking quickly about the situation in her mind.
At this time, Zhao Bingbing said again: "The domestic front-line command has sent the highest priority order. After finding you, you will have full command of the Orange Army and the two special tree armor battalions that have infiltrated Hongluo Island to conduct operations behind enemy lines."
"As for the time, target and method of the operation, it is up to you to decide. No need to report in detail..."
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A distance of a hundred kilometers can be covered in the blink of an eye under the powerful power of the tree armor.
As they were talking, the entire team had entered a deep valley deep in the mountains.
This deep valley is somewhat similar to the place where Shen Yiyi jumped off the cliff before, and it is bottomless.
But the difference is that this place is extremely wide and full of various tall trees.
The huge leaves covered the canyon completely, and even if an iron bird flew over, it would not be able to see the ground clearly.
The team stepped into a four or five meter deep rapid in the middle of the canyon, went upstream, and soon approached the temporary base of the Huayue Kingdom’s army.
Shen Yiyi discovered that the further they went, the tighter the guarding became.
Within just one kilometer, she discovered no less than ten visible and hidden sentries.
Finally, they climbed a cliff tens of meters high and arrived at the garrison of the two Huayue Kingdom Tree Armor Camps.
It was a large flat area surrounded by towering peaks, with dense emerald green foliage providing excellent cover.
Half of the open space was filled with houses grown from fast-growing trees, and the other half was filled with the Huayue military tree armor that Shen Yiyi was familiar with:
The standard version of "Fighting Dog", the advanced version of "Bloodthirsty Fighting Dog", the "Flower Pot" information warfare tree armor, the "Hedgehog" heavy tree armor, etc.
In the middle of the open space, there were dozens of humanoid tree armors that had never been seen before.
When the group appeared at the entrance of the camp, the two battalion commanders, who had already received the news, led all the squad leaders and officers above the rank to greet them.
Shen Yiyi looked carefully and saw that the person walking in the front was her old partner in the Seventh Tree Armor Corps, the tall and thin black Novoshaxing.
The sturdy man with a square mosaic next to him was none other than Abilengo, the battalion commander of the Royal Guards, who had fought with him in the Meiling battle zone of Cuiwei Island to rescue Takeda Nagayoshi.