Capítulo 1950: Chapter 1943: The Last Field Mission
But for Gudelv, the war did not unfold in the direction he imagined.
As the war entered its late stages, the Church Court’s army actually started to grow stronger. They combined magical weapons and Earth’s weapons, analyzing existing battle cases to summarize the advantages of their ho field against Earth’s weapons.
All these factors caused the balance of the war to rapidly shift.
The annihilation of the Western Continent’s army marked the beginning of a new phase of the war, naly the stage of the Church Court army’s counterattack.
anwhile, on the other side, as the CIA agent caught by Luo’er was exposed, public opinion on Earth was in an uproar.
Although Earth states were aware that so country was interfering in the Odelanqi War, this was the first ti they had caught evidence. These public opinions quickly fernted, leading to protests from citizens of Earth’s various nations.
The United Nations General Assembly had to reiterate the principle of non-interference, urging Earth’s countries not to interfere in the wars occurring in the Otherworld.
Lin Wei was very pleased with this outco. Because for him, Lipei had long been independently governed, not belonging to him, allowing him to act on his own will in na.
After unanimous discussions in the upper-level military eting, Luo’er’s plan was approved in principle, naly that Lipei would take the initiative to counterattack to stop the Expansion War of Odelanqi, and “suggestions” were made known to the Commander’s Office of Lipei’s Defense Zone.
Upon receiving notification, Luo’er was greatly excited and imdiately rallied troops to prepare for an attack.
Currently, Lipei Defense Army possesses a Xuanwu Skyship, equipped with over thirty various flying vehicles. On this basis, it can also carry over five thousand marine soldiers.
The issue of insufficient troop strength of Lipei Defense Army is a long-standing one, so Luo’er had no intention of confronting the Aud Army directly. Instead, he planned to adopt a form of special operation, directly penetrating the Holy Heart City palace to execute the decapitation mission.
This operational inspiration cos from the Dongsheng Empire’s war against the Beichang Empire.
At that ti, the Dongsheng Empire divided its forces to fight, and Luo’er thought that the Dongsheng troops would conduct a protracted war in Beichang. However, the war progressed smoother than he expected.
The Dongsheng troops directly took the Kunzhou across mountains and dangerous passes to raid Beichang Empire’s city, ending the war in less than half a month, leaving Luo’er and other Earth people dumbfounded.
Although the Otherworld has magic, the air force of the Western Continent from beginning to end has only been composed of the High-peak people. This has resulted in, even with a million-strong Aud Army, there being no air force organization.
However, in spite of this, the Xuanwu Ship still faces real threats.
First, it must confront the Aud Army’s anti-air weapons.
The Aud Army equips anti-air weapons not specifically to target airboats but as ground suppression firepower, with dual functions including anti-air.
From historical war examples, all anti-air weapons can be used to attack ground units, including people and armored vehicles, even tanks.
Therefore, attempting to raid Odelanqi’s Holy Heart City does not preclude encountering the Aud Army’s anti-air positions.
At the outbreak of war, the Aud Army had already established no-fly zones, restricting comrcial airboats between locations. To break through the anti-air fire network, ground troops must be dispatched to remove ground anti-air positions one by one.
Of course, the decapitation raid is not a reckless wave of warfare. The first step is to unite the countries and forces surrounding Odelanqi to form an attack and defense alliance encircling Odelanqi, exerting pressure on the Aud Army.
Luo’er was actively preparing the raid plan on one hand while arranging foreign affairs and intelligence personnel to spread out on the other, creating montum for the operation and contacting various neighboring forces.
Not everyone is eager to participate in Gudelv’s plan to rebuild the Aud Empire. For them, enjoying the present and maintaining the status quo is the most important.
The vast majority of Aud people have impressions of the Aud Empire only in historical rumors, having long lost any affections for that so-called ancient empire.
The massive information brought by Earth people made them increasingly passionate about new pursuits. Only Gudelv, with his outdated perspective, would day after day ponder rebuilding the empire.
This expedition, Luo’er thought twice and decided to personally go. On one hand, it was convenient for commanding, and on the other, he wanted to et this arrogant and conceited king.
Of course, if hearts are to be killed along with people, then Cheng Ziang is undoubtedly a necessary presence.
It’s just unknown how the king would react upon seeing his nephew surviving in the world.
For Cheng Ziang, this operation is crucial. He learned about his lineage from his father, bearing deep resentnt toward this uncle he never t.
Yalunte heard about Luo’er’s expedition plan and proactively volunteered to embark on the ship. He seed to foresee the impending events. For him, certain matters should reach their ultimate conclusion.
Back then, he fled the palace with the princess, and Gudelv relentlessly sent troops to hunt them down, eventually forcing the princess to use magic, triggering Magic Power Erosion.
With such a deeply engraved mory, he hoped to gain liberation from Gudelv, ensuring no regrets in his latter lifeti.
As for what will happen after Luo’er leaves, Lipei shouldn’t be worried about it.
With the exposure of the spy issue, upper-level authorities swiftly passed an agreent, deciding to designate Lipei’s urban area as a non-military zone, prohibiting any army from garrisoning or any forces from attacking.
This seemingly restricts Lipei Defense Army but actually protects Lipei.
Because the Defense Army only needs to relocate from the inner city, as only the inner city is designated as non-military, while the outer city can still station troops.
The advantage of this arrangent is that once the outer city can’t be defended, the Rapid Reaction Force can use the threat to the non-military zone as justification to proactively deploy troops to counterattack and repel invaders.
However, to prevent unforeseen events, Luo’er still appointed Murong as the temporary supre commander, letting him hold two positions to oversee Lipei’s military and civilian affairs.
This might be Luo’er’s last trip, despite his promise to his mother not to go on field operations anymore. But things go contrary to wishes, and hence pledges should not be made casually.
In the Advance Team of five, besides Hu Daoke, the remaining four all boarded the ship.
Hu Daoke, after all, had important responsibilities and couldn’t walk away casually, hence was absent from the last field operation of the Advance Team.
Cheng Ziang remained as Chief, planning operations for Luo’er, while Baiyue followed as the intelligence communication head.
Only Tangmo was sowhat unique, as she was directly appointed as captain of the Xuanwu Ship, responsible for the ship’s operational coordination.
Having the descendant of the High-peak people serve as Skyship captain seems quite normal, and it might even have a bloodline bonus.
All preparations were completed, and the Xuanwu Ship, loaded with 5000 crew, ascended from Lipei’s deck, majestically flying westward.
The Xuanwu Ship theoretically can carry five thousand marines, but Luo’er only arranged for three thousand, freeing up remaining space for ammunition and supplies.
To avoid ground fire attacks while maximizing concealnt, the Xuanwu Ship will ascend directly to the stratosphere, advancing above the clouds, relying on transport planes for vertical movent.
In the bridge, Luo’er and Cheng Ziang watched everyone thodically adjust equipnt and send communications, nodding appreciatively.
Tangmo, sitting at the captain’s seat, commanded. Even as the commander, Luo’er had no reason to sit casually; his and Cheng Ziang’s position was in the battle command room at the rear of the bridge.
“Course normal, maintain current speed, estimated arrival ti, five days and four hours…”
“All levels of communication normal, reconnaissance aircraft report normal, ground artillery system normal…”
“Fuel remaining ninety-eight percent, progression consumption rate, twenty-five days… warti consumption rate, fifteen days…”
Operators responsible for various systems shouted commands loudly within the bridge, while Cheng Ziang gazed out the window, his eyes squinting slightly.
“After finding Gudelv, what will you do?” Luo’er asked with crossed arms.
“I don’t know.” Cheng Ziang shook his head.
“Will you kill him?”
“Can I?” Cheng Ziang retorted.
Luo’er didn’t reply, just shaking his head with a faint smile.
“Calm down, after all, he is…”
“I don’t have such relatives.” Cheng Ziang coldly interrupted.
“Are you interested in the throne?”
Luo’er ca up with a sudden remark.
Hearing this question, Cheng Ziang instinctively paused, then looked at Luo’er, seriously asking, “Do you plan to leave in Holy Heart City?”
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