The Fifth Mecha Regiment of Erebonia was unstoppable.
They drove out of the fortress in an aggressive manner and charged towards Krosbel like roaring lions in full armor. As the leader of the Fifth Mecha Regiment, he was naturally ambitious. In his opinion, a mere Cloisbell wasn't enough to scare him. As for Starlight Technology? What could a company that sold entertainment products do?
As long as they could be the first to enter Cloisbell, they would receive rewards and glory. At this thought, the regiment commander couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
And he would take another step forward!
As for that man's nonsense, the regiment commander naturally heard it and scoffed at it. In his opinion, if it weren't for the nobles, how could the people of the Empire live such a good life? And that man actually shamelessly claimed that "the nobles controlled the resources, which led to the people of the lower class not being able to improve their social status". What a joke. They are nobles! They are honorable existences with noble bloodlines. Because of this, they can lead armies and govern their territories. How can they let the ignorant, shallow, and vulgar commoners understand their hard work?
And give them resources? Isn't that a waste?
Moreover, it wasn't like he didn't know that the reformists in the Empire … Hmph, commoners. Just because they received a reward from the Emperor, they thought they were infallible enough to overthrow the nobles? What a daydream. If these people were to rule the country, wouldn't the country be finished?
Great, when I attack Cloisbell, I will capture that man and bring him to the Royal Capital to be executed. I will let him see what it means to be a noble!
At this moment, the war chariots in front suddenly came to a halt. Shortly after, the adjutant's voice sounded.
"Reporting, we discovered an Airship of an unknown force ahead!"
"Airship?"
The regiment commander hurriedly opened the hood of the war chariot, stood up, and picked up his binoculars to look ahead. Sure enough, not far ahead, a strange airship was flying at a low altitude. It wasn't like the Airships that the regiment commander was familiar with. The front part of the hull was like a fish's head and the back part was a narrow fish body.
"What is that? Could it be that this is the secret weapon of Starlight Technology? "
Looking at the strange 'metal fish', the regiment commander couldn't help but chuckle. At the same time, a crisp young lady's voice sounded.
"This is the third fleet of the Pale Blue Fleet, Leander. Attention, troops ahead, you have entered the territory of Crosbell, please leave immediately. If you do not comply, you will be treated as an intruder. "
"Hmph!!"
Upon hearing those words, the division commander harrumphed coldly, and his expression darkened.
Borders? Crosspere is the territory of my Erebonian Empire. There's no border! These rebels are truly audacious, treating the dignity of my empire as nothing!
"Order the 9th Air Force Regiment to provide cover. Relay my orders, all tanks are to disperse into formation, advance at full speed, and open fire!!"
The air force of this era also had a certain amount of combat power, but in the eyes of the people of the Semulian continent, the airships only had three types of attack: main cannons, secondary cannons, and bombs. There were no cannons on this strange metal warship, which meant that their weapons might be the main cannons and bombs hidden in the hull. Even though this warship was indeed strange and much larger than the airships of the empire, the division commander didn't give up just because of that.
The soldiers of the empire would rather die than retreat!
"Everyone, advance!"
Along with the division commander's command, the tanks continued to advance. At the same time, the airship fleet that cooperated with the tank regiment also emerged from the rear, charging towards the warship.
The other party issued another warning, but the division commander naturally disregarded it. What a joke. They were soldiers of the empire, so how could they be intimidated by such threats? Moreover, the other party was actually a little girl? Hmph, are they trying to humiliate us?!
Shortly after, the 5th Mech Regiment launched an attack on the strange airship. However, the airship didn't retaliate at all. It hovered in the air for a while, issued another warning, and left before the arrival of the empire's air force.
Just so-so.
Upon hearing this news, the division commander sneered.
Rebels will always be rebels. Just because they have some strange weapons, they think they can go against the empire? They don't understand what a real war is. Just one or two strange weapons can't change the entire situation of the war. Because what they have to face is the wrath of the entire empire!
War isn't as simple as you guys think it is!
"… … …"
However, just as the division commander was feeling smug, he suddenly felt a tremor below him.
What's going on? Is it an earthquake?
While the division commander was puzzled, the entire division suddenly stopped moving again.
"What's going on? Didn't I say to advance at full speed?! "
Noticing this, the regiment commander yelled in dissatisfaction. At the same time, an anxious voice sounded.
"Sir, please take a look, this …"
"What's wrong? What's going on? As soldiers of the empire, how can you be so flustered? You're a disgrace to the empire! "
While berating his subordinates, the division commander pushed the hood of the car open again. He stood up and subconsciously raised the binoculars in his hand to look forward.
Then, the binoculars in his hand fell to the ground and turned into a pile of broken trash.
In front of everyone, an incomparably huge metal mountain range emerged from the clouds. It cut through the clouds and floated in the sky, so huge that even the sun was blocked out. At that moment, there was only a metal mountain range in front of everyone.
It was an unimaginably terrifying existence.
"What the hell is this …"
Looking at the terrifying existence in front of him, the division commander was speechless for a while. He racked his brains but did not know how to describe what he was seeing.
Soon, he did not need to think about this question anymore.
Because he saw a dazzling brilliance flash on the "mountainside" of the metal mountain range.
The super-energy lasers emitted by the large cluster laser crystals formed a row of waterfalls that fell from the sky straight to the ground. The next moment, the originally solid ground suddenly became a disaster comparable to a tsunami. The ground undulated like the sea, rose high, and slammed down hard. Looking from the sky, one could see waves after waves on the ground below. When the waves dissipated, there was nothing there except for the messy ground.
"How is this possible? The entire 5th Mecha Division was wiped out? "
When the commander of Carelia Fortress received the news, he was also dumbfounded. He could not believe his ears.
"Y-yes, sir. According to the report, an unimaginably huge metal warship suddenly appeared and completely wiped out the 5th Mecha Division and the 9th Air Force Regiment with a single blow! "
"Damn it … How could this happen? Forget it. If that's the case, we don't need to show any mercy!"
The Carelia Fortress commander bellowed furiously.
"Activate the railway guns. Target Crossrail!"
"Yes, sir!"
The railway guns on both sides of the fortress gate slowly raised their bodies. Accompanied by a loud explosion, the shells shot across the sky and rushed towards Crossrail.
However, just as the cannonballs arrived above Crossbell, a translucent blue barrier suddenly appeared out of thin air. Then, the cannonballs crashed into the blue barrier and burst into a bunch of sparks. But that was it.
"They, they actually used railguns …."
Looking at the shells exploding in the air, Allie's face turned pale. Although she knew that the railway guns of the Empire's fortress were set up to deter Crossrail, she did not expect the enemy to actually use such a weapon. If it wasn't for Fangzheng saying that the Starlight Tower had some kind of "energy barrier" that could withstand any attack, how many people of Crossrail would have been killed by this round of attack?
"If the weapon isn't used, it's worthless. After all, seeing is believing. No matter how loud you boast, it's better to experience it for yourself."
Fangzheng, on the other hand, seemed very calm.
"It's impolite not to reciprocate. Now, it's time for us to retaliate."
The huge metal warship moved slowly. The cluster laser emitters on the side of the hull quickly adjusted their angle and aimed into the distance.
Then, the Torrent of Light erupted again, crossing the sky and rushing straight into Carelia Fortress.
The dazzling light beam soared into the sky and completely wiped out everything.
Just like that, the "military operation" between the Empire and the Republic lasted less than a minute before it was completely destroyed.
After the news spread, it shocked the entire Semriya Continent.
As soon as the war began, Fangzheng used the television to 'broadcast' this battle live to all the citizens of Crossrail, this made any excuses seem weak and powerless. The citizens of Crossrail also saw the aggressive army of the Empire and Republic, as well as the scene of them being easily annihilated by the huge metal warships.
In the face of these unparalleled metal warships, the military strength of the two countries that they were so proud of was simply as vulnerable as a bug. The Empire's armored division was completely annihilated. On the other hand, the Republic's aerial forces were equally vulnerable in the face of the aircraft carrier drones.
However, the most infuriating scene was the scene where the Empire launched the railway guns to attack Crossrail.
This caused great indignation in the citizens of Crossrail. If they thought that the Empire's army was completely annihilated before, they didn't think so anymore now. It was obvious that the other party wanted to completely destroy Crossrail and kill them to achieve his goal. Under such circumstances, it was simply crazy to sympathize with them!
Faced with Crosspel's unimaginable military strength, the Republic and the Empire panicked for a moment. It wasn't that they hadn't thought about it. After all, Fangzheng dared to provoke them so openly, which naturally meant that he had powerful backing. However, at that time, they only thought that the other party might have obtained some ancient relics or something similar.
But they didn't expect that Starlight Technology actually possessed such power!
If it were an ancient relic, it would be fine. After all, they were antiques. Although they were powerful, having one meant one less. But those terrifying metal warships seemed to be man-made products no matter how they looked at it. Besides, there were so many of them at once. It was obvious that they weren't ancient relics! They were the power of Starlight Technology!
This was going to be troublesome.
But the biggest headache was still the Empire.
Although both the Empire and the Republic sent troops to attack Crossrail, the Republic's actions were still within the normal range. However, the Empire's action of launching the Fortress Cannons to attack Crossrail was clearly crossing the line. Although such situations weren't rare during wartime, it was the first time they were caught red-handed from start to finish. In an instant, the Empire's actions of disregarding the lives and deaths of Crossrail's civilians were criticized.
The various countries of Sisymuria also criticized the Empire, leaving the Empire in a terrible situation.
In the end, the Empire provided a report saying that it wasn't the Empire's soldiers who used the Fortress Cannons, but a group of terrorists called the 'Empire Liberation Front'. They took advantage of the fact that the Fortress Cannons were empty to invade Crossrail and controlled the Fortress Cannons to attack Crossrail. Their goal was to isolate the Empire from the various countries of Sisymuria.
In the face of the Empire's shameless excuse, everyone was speechless. But soon, the Seven Luminaries Church stood up and mediated, asking both sides to stop fighting.
Under such circumstances, the Calvard Republic naturally took advantage of the situation. Under the mediation of the Seven Luminaries Church, they signed an agreement with Fangzheng to recognize Crossrail's independence. After all, Calvard was a democracy. Many voters were believers of the Seven Luminaries Church. Going against the Seven Luminaries Church would be a huge loss for the Calvard Republic. In comparison, a mere Crossrail … was not that important.
The Empire finally agreed to sign an agreement with Fangzheng.
So, in order to sign the independence agreement, Fangzheng was invited to the capital of the Erebonian Empire to participate in the final signing ceremony.
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