Steel steam and flame

"By the way, convey the information to those people as soon as possible. As for what they do, it is not up to us. We can only guide them in the direction of hope as much as possible. With that information, they will pay more attention to this in their hearts. "The contact continues, "I will also help the people in the king's force to let them get the information they want. Finally, please remember to inform Delya that the focus will be on you in the recent period. Make every effort to ensure adequate supply of goods. Now is a good time to make money, so don’t waste it. In the factory of the Kingdom of Chir, Waters, you must make plans to abandon it in advance, and you must also make several copies of the evacuation of personnel at the same time. A different plan will do. The specific reasons need to be investigated before I can tell you, but you just have to do what I ask."

"Understood, Captain." Waters had many questions he wanted to ask, but he didn't say them.

"Our current situation does not allow for failure or loss. Once we fall behind, we will not be able to catch up even if we try our best." The connection is broken here.

He and Hessler spent the night in the hall processing map information. A storage warehouse and a steam furnace with a general range appeared on the hand-drawn drawings. The surrounding terrain also began to be more or less detailed. The general layout and terrain of the mine were mostly completed this night. Cassia used sound wave detection when he came down from the mountainside. He remembered the terrain there very clearly.

Once again, the division of labor was done, Hessler continued to follow the steam furnace, while Cassia gave up the exploration of the location of the stored materials and instead looked for the rebel air defense system in the mining area. That is what is currently most useful to the king's forces. Apart from the unassembled armor, these are the only things that can pose a threat to the army's advance.

Fenia's side was temporarily abandoned by Cassia, and reinforcements would not arrive soon. It would take three days no matter how you calculated it. During this period, they will be safe, as long as they will not actively provoke people from the rebel forces. Cassia believes that they will not either. With the addition of people from the empire, the strength gap has been rapidly widened. What happened the night before yesterday had taught them a good lesson.

The next day, Hessler and Hessler went to work as usual. In the past, I was scolded and my salary was deducted for three days. It took some effort for Cassia to get the district director of the mining area not to fire him. Sitting on the construction machinery again, I felt a rare feeling of relaxation. This kind of work that requires no thinking and only requires attention to control does not require Cassia to expend any energy.

That night, after Cassia met Hessler, he went to the mine again. The number and frequency of patrols in old mining areas has increased significantly. After observing for a period of time, Cassia went around to the mine. This time he expanded the search radius to a large area. The weapons of the air defense system have a long range. Hessler said that such weapons would only attack aerial bombs in the empire. Greatly increases the range and reduces the power of the explosion. It can be used to deal with combat aircraft, but it is completely sufficient.

The aerial bombs used within the empire are used to cover targets with full firepower more accurately and clear the way for ground troops. Most of them are launched from airships, just like bombing with guidance devices of general performance, so in many cases they do not need to be very far away. range.

They also encountered patrols in the mine. Cassia avoided them and searched the mine all night. The harvest was just a small launch base with a small amount of ammunition. No clues were found on the air defense base that was actually used to detect the air domain.

"It seems like it's not here anymore." In the early morning, Cassia thought while eating breakfast and walking on the road. The long range allows rebel forces to establish anti-aircraft bases away from the mines. Building a base takes time. The mine only lasts for more than half a year. It is impossible to have a complete air defense base foundation. "We have to look for clues from other ways."

Back at his residence, Hessler was getting ready to go to work. Seeing Cassia, he took out the map and unfolded it: "The locations of the steam furnaces have been determined. There are two. One should have been built originally and was driven by coal, and the other relied on the power of the diodes. It feels rebellious. The force planning to assemble the armor does not look like an idea that has only appeared in the past year. The steam furnace does not look like it was rushed out. The supporting facilities are very complete. By the way, there is already a dedicated guard there. The last time I came here alone One of the few people I saw here. They also know that it is the core power heart and cannot tolerate any danger."

As he spoke, he pointed to the many newly added lines on the map, and the location of the steam furnace had been marked.

"It still takes some time on my side. The exploration equipment is not at the mine, and the air defense base has also been placed elsewhere."

"It's not easy to find. It spends most of its time hiding under the ground. When it's time to use it, it opens the camouflage cover and raises the thing."

"We have to collect information from a large area around us, otherwise we can't judge." While refining the mountain terrain map, Cassia said, "We will continue tonight, but the target becomes something that can be destroyed by us. For example, the other party's Arsenal, as well as warehouses for storing high-energy fuel, etc.”

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Crony completely lost the message of the Fourteenth Man. Ever since he came out of the small building that day, there has been no trace of him. The headaches and doubts and conjectures caused by the lack of information are almost endless, and he will eventually fall into an endless loop with no exit.

Looking at the less than dozens of useless information on the table, Croni sighed and was picking up the cup to take a sip of wine when the communicator beside him made a small beep. He immediately stood up and walked over to answer the call.

"Sir!" The respectful tone and low chirping meant that the other party was a few core commanders of the general army who performed their own duties. After hearing the voice, Croni judged that the other party was the knight commander. In the team, the knight captain's power is second only to the knight squire who leads the team.

"Crony, we have understood the information you sent back. In the next few days, several people will come to support you and help investigate the imperial surgeon you mentioned." After seeing the connection, he spoke directly. Small talk means, “Do you have any other questions?”

"Lord Knight, I wonder if the person who can support me is..."

"Patrick," the Knight Commander replied, "I hope you like it. Of course, he will go over to your side, and he will also have another additional task. I hope you and your team can fully cooperate with him to complete it."

"Understood, Lord Knight." Croni said seriously. The communication was hung up the next moment, and when the electronic noise disappeared as the receiver was put down, it was also accompanied by the soft sound of Croni's long breath.