"Hah … How troublesome."
Leaning back in his chair, Fangzheng sighed helplessly.
In the end, he agreed to Eugent III's request. After all, strictly speaking, it was not a particularly troublesome matter.
It was just that Fangzheng felt it was a little troublesome.
Eugent III's request was actually very simple. He hoped that Fangzheng's Blizzard could cooperate with the regular army to carry out the operation. According to the investigation of Kleiya and the railway gendarmerie, the reason the coalition army was able to control more than 50% of the Empire's territory in such a short period of time was not only because they had planned it beforehand and successfully launched a surprise attack, but also because they had imprisoned the families and children of many Empire nobles. For example, Lieutenant General Olaf of the 4th Armoured Division. His two children were imprisoned by the Empire's army in the fortress checkpoint to force them to stop their operation and threaten Lieutenant General Olaf to surrender.
But Red Hair Olaf was a fierce man after all. He would rather die than surrender. He said that his children were also the sons of soldiers and were mentally prepared to sacrifice themselves for the country, so he would never succumb to the threat of a clown …
Although he was indeed mentally prepared, as an emperor, he naturally could not let his loyal subjects lose their children. Therefore, Eugent III hoped that Fangzheng could use the Blizzard to carry out a surprise attack with the 4th Armoured Division, directly break into Double Dragon Pass and rescue Lieutenant General Olaf's son and daughter.
The people sent by the emperor to accompany Fangzheng were Princess Elfyn, Second Lieutenant Kleiya, and Miriam. Second Lieutenant Kleiya would contact the railway gendarmerie's intelligence network at any time to follow up on the situation and investigate, while Princess Elfyn would represent the royal family to persuade the noble army to surrender.
The reason why Olivier was not put in charge was because the eldest prince's bloodline was not pure enough in the country, and secondly, his reputation was not good. Well, in Fangzheng's opinion, it was normal for a mentally retarded person to have a bad reputation.
The reason why the second prince was not sent was even simpler. He was the crown prince, the future heir to the emperor. If anything happened to him, it would be big trouble.
In comparison, Princess Elfin was a popular star in the empire. She was loved and had a pure bloodline. She was the perfect representative of the royal family to persuade and accept the surrendered army.
As for Miriam — well, she was just here to play. Anyway, according to Second Lieutenant Cleya, she was also very good at combat. The orbital airborne mission required a small number of elites, so naturally, she was added to the team.
Of course, Fangzheng also made a trip back to Crossbell and fetched his men. Ling and Theo naturally came along. Because the nobles of the empire had recruited a few hunting parties, Fangzheng called Fey, Blackie, and Ilya along as well.
Other than that, there were two other people who were going with them. They were Towa and Toricia. After all, the former was a citizen of the Empire. Although she no longer lived in the Empire, she couldn't sit still and wanted to go back and take a look when she heard that such a big thing had happened in the Empire. The reason why Toricia wanted to go back was even simpler. Her uncle and cousin were still in the imperial capital, and she heard that they were imprisoned by the nobles. Naturally, she was extremely worried, so she followed along.
Finally, on the battlefield, although Crossbell would not send troops directly, Fangzheng still decided to mobilize 30 drones to deal with the mechas of the nobles' coalition army. When it came to who would be the overlord of the battlefield in the future, between the mechas and the drones, Fangzheng would never show mercy to these fancy things. He wanted to let the idiots of the nobles' coalition army see that these broken humanoid mechas they created were useless. In front of the drone army, they were just a pile of scrap metal!
Humanoid mechas were heresy. Only giant warships, cannons, and drones existed forever!
Therefore, the reason why Fangzheng agreed to Eugent III's suggestion was partly because he considered the influence of Towa and Toricia, who came from the Empire, and partly because he planned to teach these humanoid mechas how to behave.
When it came to a battle of ideas, there was no reason to reason.
If I can't kill you, consider it my loss.
Right now, what they were about to face was the battle to conquer the Double Dragon Pass.
"Mr. Fangzheng, we've received reports that the main force of the Fourth Mecha Corps has arrived at the Double Dragon Pass and is fighting with the neighboring army."
Towa raised her head and reported with a solemn expression.
"Very good. It's our turn now …. Are you ready, Your Highness Elfin?"
"Of course."
Elfin nodded in response to Fangzheng's question. She then looked at Fangzheng curiously.
"In fact, Your Excellency Fangzheng, I can't wait …. Is that thing really as useful as you say?"
"You'll know whether it's useful or not when the time comes …. Let's go."
"Yes! The Blizzard has entered its cruising orbit and is moving forward. "
Hearing Fangzheng's order, Tio immediately got into action. Ling, who was on the other side, also hummed a song and typed on the keyboard.
"Prepare to release ten Acolyte Drones. The target is the Mecha Corps. Fire at any time."
At the same time, on the ground battlefield, the Fourth Mecha Corps was chasing the fleeing soldiers of the noble alliance army all the way to the main road in front of the Double Dragon Pass. Here, the Mecha Corps and tanks of the noble alliance army were already in place.
"That's it, Fourth Mecha Corps!!"
The commander of the noble alliance army roared as he glared at the armored tanks in front of him.
"Red-haired Craig, you actually ignored the advice to surrender and even openly launched an attack! Don't you want the lives of your children anymore? "
"Advice to surrender?!"
Lieutenant General Craig, who was standing on the tank, snorted coldly.
"You want me to surrender? You're the ones who should surrender. Everyone, I'm here to quell the rebellion in the name of His Majesty Ugent III! All soldiers of the neighboring army, immediately lay down your weapons and surrender. Otherwise, it will be regarded as an act of betrayal to the Emperor! "
"What …."
"How could this be …."
The soldiers of the noble alliance army were shaken when they heard that the other party actually mentioned the Emperor. Seeing this scene, the commander was also shocked. He shouted again.
"Don't listen to his nonsense. He's just lying to you! He has no evidence …. "
"I have evidence."
However, before the noble commander could finish his words, a crisp voice suddenly sounded. Immediately after, a beam of light descended from the sky. Then, a beautiful girl with long blonde hair and a red dress appeared out of thin air in the beam of light.
"This, this is …."
"It's Her Royal Highness Elfin!!"
The soldiers of the noble alliance army were even more shocked to see the girl who appeared in the beam of light. Elfin floated in the sky in front of them and stared at them.
"Krutchen's soldiers are really shameless! Not only did they threaten the families of innocent generals as hostages, but they even raised the flag of rebellion against the royal family! In the name of Lanor, I demand that you surrender immediately! "
"Her Royal Highness …."
"This …. What should we do …."
If Lieutenant General Craig's statement had only surprised the soldiers of the noble alliance army, after seeing and hearing Elfin's statement with their own eyes, the soldiers were immediately shaken.
"Don't panic!"
Seeing that things weren't looking good, the commanding officer shouted again.
"Don't forget our duty and mission. His Majesty the Emperor and his family were only deceived by the Reformist Party. We must protect the traditions and glory of the Empire and save His Majesty the Emperor from the hands of the Reformist Party! Everyone, listen to my order. Attack!! "
Along with the commander's command, the humanoid mechas immediately marched forward, and Princess Elfen, who was originally standing in front of them, disappeared into the sky along with the light pillar once again.
"Haa …."
Elfin sighed as she walked down the platform.
"I'm very sorry, but my persuasion failed …."
"That's normal. The nobles are using the banner of the Emperor to suppress the barbarians. How could they surrender just because you said a few words? But the pre-war statement has already been made. As the saying goes, 'words cannot be predicted' … Ling, release the drones. Tio, have you found the target? "
"Yes, Mr. Fangzheng. We've found Lieutenant General Craig's family."
Before the battle began, Fangzheng naturally released the "Suspension Loop" according to the procedure. This thing was very convenient for finding people. Tio tapped on the keyboard a few times. Then, a gentle and elegant orange-haired girl full of the temperament of an artist and a frail-looking boy appeared on the screen.
"That's Fiona Craig and her brother, Elliot Craig."
Second Lieutenant Klaia hurriedly explained the identity of the two people to the crowd.
"Miss Fiona is a famous musician, and her brother is also very talented in music."
"He doesn't look like that uncle at all."
Looking at the frail-looking boy who could dress up as a woman after changing his clothes, and then thinking about the uncle who was always laughing, forthright and strong — well, if it weren't for the fact that the two people's hair was the same color as the uncle's, Fangzheng would have given him a green hat to comfort him.
"That's our goal. Okay, let's go."
Fangzheng pointed to the orange-haired siblings and a man in a military uniform on the screen.
"Blackie, you and Ilya go save the people. You're good at this, so I don't need to tell you. Miriam, you come with me.
We'll take care of the commander. "
"Okay!"
Hearing Fangzheng's order, the short-haired girl, Miriam, immediately jumped up and ran over in high spirits.
"You're talking about that orbital airborne thing, right? I've been wanting to try it for a long time!"
"Hehehe, I guarantee you'll enjoy it to the fullest."
Facing Miriam, Fangzheng chuckled, then looked at Elfin.
"So, Princess Elfin, do you want to come with us?"
"Huh? But I'm not very good at fighting … "
"We don't need you to fight. This is the first checkpoint we've taken down after all. It'll be more convincing if you appear in person, won't it? Moreover, the airborne landing from orbit was very exciting. Don't you want to try it? I guarantee you'll do it a second time if you do it once. You'll get addicted to it and can't quit, yo … .baby ~ ~ "
"Woo ….."
In the face of Fangzheng's persuasion, Elfin was obviously a little tempted.
"That's … Holy shit, I've been wanting to try it ever since my brother told me about the orbital parachute he took!!"
"Very well."
Fangzheng chuckled when he heard Princess Elfen's reply.
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