This Game is Too Real

   Chapter 431 The City of Abundance

  It is said that in the distant prosperous era, the land illuminated by the rays of the sun was once the most fertile place on this continent.

   Here used to be luxuriant, forests covered with hills, endless farmland, metal slaves working endlessly in the fields, people do not need to work, but they can enjoy the glitz of the prosperous world all day long, everything is born, and it is inexhaustible.

  Only one agricultural division in Luoxia Province is enough to feed 90% of the population on this planet.

  To this day, even if the glory of the past has been covered with dust, the afterglow of the sunset still shines here, warming the survivors in the ruins.

  This is still one of the happiest places in this wasteland.

   As long as you don’t step into the desert, you don’t have to worry about those mutant creatures. Every inch of farmland here is protected by the armies of various kingdoms and the “river bank”.

  Abundant and abundant food, so that the people of the Spirit of the Sand Sea can not have to worry about hunger.

  Although it is feudal, it is united enough. Unlike the scattered sand in the eastern provinces, a group of looters can set off a **** storm at will. Children who have just left their infants have to learn not only to walk, but also to shoot to survive.

   It turns out that in the difficult years after the end, it is better to believe something together than to believe nothing at all.

but--

  In the eyes of William Falcon, the Prince and Field Marshal of the Falcon Kingdom, that was not enough.

  The kingdoms are united by faith, but there is no trust between them.

The spirit of the sand sea once taught the kings that brothers and sisters should be united and help each other when they are in trouble, but in fact the kings are suspicious of each other, always vigilant against each other using blood to usurp their own titles, enjoying the power conferred by faith. , disgusted with their own obligations.

   If the spirit of the sand sea can give its grace to every kingdom in this desert equally.

   But it didn't do that, and even the calamities that descended were not created equal.

  The first thing to disappear is Oasis No. 1, and the yellow sand engulfs everything there.

   Next is Oasis No. 2. The fertile soil of the Falcon Kingdom is shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it has lost more than 20% of its territory in just half a century.

  The selfish kings refused to help the Falcon Royal Family. The gods also did not answer the Falcon Royal Family's prayers, but continued to bring disasters. They could only seek help from external forces...even the demons in the west.

   However, it was thanks to the selfishness and cowardice of the kings that the war progressed more smoothly than ever.

   In the face of the lightning-like offensive of the Falcon Kingdom, the kings who were suspicious of each other were completely powerless, and until now they have not been able to form an effective resistance.

  After taking out the most powerful male lion, he will immediately march north to take the Golden Lizard Kingdom. So far, apart from the Falcon in the entire Luoxia Province, only the southernmost Hump Kingdom is left.

  They who have been unable to change the situation have no other choice but to surrender.

   And then, this land, sheltered by the rays of the sun, will be united like never before.

  Since he was very young, William had this dream in his heart. He dreamed that one day he could unify this desert, and then rely on his powerful dominance to restore this desert to its former glory.

   Turning a desert into an oasis might sound a little outlandish, but he believes there is always a way.

   Even if you can’t do it now, someone will be able to do it in the future.

   After all, the Spirit of the Sand Sea once said that this place was originally a world covered with yellow sand.

   As for the second half of the words of believers - "The world will eventually be swallowed up by yellow sand and return to the embrace of the spirit of the sand sea".

   That's just a self-defeating interpretation.

In contrast, he is more inclined to interpret the teachings of the spirit of the sand sea as - "One day we can finally return to that best era", "The oasis is a gift given by people to the gods, not by the gods to people. giving."

   Since it is a man-made thing.

   There must be a way to do it again.

   And what he has to do now is to destroy the rotten kings with thunder-like wrists!

   Be the master of this desert!

   "...Operation Thunder has been cancelled. This is General Griffin's order, and he asked me to convey it to you."

   in the tent.

   William, who was staring at the strategic map, heard bad news from the legion officer who walked into the camp.

   He opened his eyes slightly, and after a moment of silence, he lowered his voice and said.

   "I need a reason."

  50,000 troops and more than 70,000 kingdom soldiers have assembled on three sides of the "City of Abundance".

   There is the granary of Oasis No. 9, and it is also a strategic town in the middle of the Lion Kingdom.

   A giant dam called a "river" that surrounds a circular area with a radius of about ten kilometers.

  The towering dam is cast entirely from alloys and irrigates thousands of square kilometers of fertile soil inside and outside the "river bank". No one knows how it works, only that there is an inexhaustible supply of fresh water in it, and it can restore the polluted water to its purity.

  Under the protection of the Sand Sea Spirit, ordinary weapons can't hurt it at all.

  Therefore, the Lion Kingdom deployed a large number of weapons on the circular "river bank" and sent heavy troops to guard it, making it an unbreakable fortress, echoing with the royal capital hundreds of kilometers away, forming a horn-like trend.

   But on the contrary, as long as we can take this place, the army of the Falcon Kingdom will be able to drive straight to the east until it reaches the capital of the Lion Kingdom, and there will be no danger along the way!

The    "Thunder" plan was formulated to take this important town.

   For this, they have been preparing for a full month, including dispatching troops and planning an offensive plan.

However……

   General Griffin, who made this plan, canceled it in one sentence?

   What a joke!

   But soon, the officer's next words made William's mood sink to the bottom.

"Camp 530 was attacked, and the tanks, rifles, bullets, shells that were supposed to be sent to the front line... These supplies are now in the hands of the guerrillas, enough for them to arm a 10,000-strong team and break away from the supply line. under the circumstances for two months.”

   "Our planes were searching for them, but they were cunning and took cover in the hills northeast of Oasis 9."

  Deserts are not all endless plains. In addition to the rising and falling sand dunes, there are also desertified hills and valleys in the central part of the province near the river valley.

   "Camp 530?! How can...isn't your elite stationed there?!" William asked anxiously.

   The officer nodded and said simply.

   "Yes, but even the elites only have one thousand troops. At present, it should be people from the enterprise who launched a surprise attack on our camp, and even used electromagnetic pulse weapons."

  Enterprise…

  William frowned.

   Although he is eager to take the City of Plenty, it does not mean that he is reckless.

   In fact, it was with his careful decision-making that he was able to maintain his record of consecutive victories and win the entire honey badger kingdom within a week.

  If the battle plan has been leaked, and the northern side of Oasis 9 is suspected to have corporate troops and guerrillas equipped with legion weapons, it is really not a good idea to rush into a full-scale offensive.

   "...I remember there was a raider tribe called the Bear Clan? Is there a way to buy them off."

The    officer shook his head.

   "We tried, but those people have been scared by the alliance, and the rest of the people are hiding in the mountains as bandits... I even doubt that they are still capable of fighting."

  After Dillon died in battle, the centurions and ten commanders under his command had completely turned into deserters. Although there were still some people who were willing to return to the legion, they couldn't change anything at all.

  William's face was written with a trace of solemnity, and he pondered for a moment.

   "This war is best done quickly. If it drags on for too long, there may be variables."

   "Of course, Lord Griffin thinks so too."

   read the expression on the prince's face, the officer smiled lightly and said.

   "...So, we quickly prepared a second attack plan. Unlike Operation 'Thunder', this time we intend to use some unconventional means."

  William frowned, and vaguely read an unusual meaning from the officer's tone.

   "Unconventional means?"

  The officer did not speak, but handed him a note and joked in a teasing tone.

   "Burn it after reading it, this time we can't leak any more secrets."

  William glanced at him suspiciously, took the note and unfolded it.

   When he saw the words above, William was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed.

   He looked at the officer, staring intently at those indifferent pupils.

   "I oppose this plan! We need a whole city of abundance, not a rotting ruin!"

  The officer shrugged blankly.

"Sacrificing a 'farm' in exchange for an entire oasis is definitely worth it in our opinion. If we delay this for a month, make a new plan and redeploy our troops, we may face many times more than we are now number of enemies."

   "In addition, this is also the opinion of the Eastern Army Corps Commander."

"We don't want this war to go from a local conflict to an all-out war between the Corps and the Enterprise, neither we nor they are ready. Before the Enterprises increase the leverage they put here, smash through our enemy's defenses with thunderous force. And the will to resist is the least expensive option."

   Hearing the ruthless voice, William stared at him.

   "You have no idea what that means, the miracle of destroying the Sand Sea Spirit is a blasphemy against the gods!"

   However, the officer just smiled faintly.

   "blasphemy? Do you care about that?"

   Looking at the blue-faced prince, the officer continued in a slow tone.

   "It will take a while for the weapons to arrive, so please prepare as well."

   As for the objection.

   He acted as if he hadn't heard.

   After saying this, the officer turned and left.

  Standing beside William, a general of the kingdom swallowed and asked in a low voice.

   "Your Highness... what is the Legion going to do?"

  William was silent for a long time without speaking, and seemed to be struggling inside.

   However, it was only for a moment.

   He is not an indecisive person. Those who achieve great things should be casual. As long as they finally win, Luoxia Province will usher in eternal peace.

   No one can say he is wrong.

   Besides, even if he felt inappropriate, he couldn't stop the Legion's decision.

   handed the note to the oil lamp on the table, and William watched as a pinch of flame swept from the note, engulfed it little by little, smashed it into ashes, and finally fell on the copper plate.

   "They plan to release the demons from 200 years ago to blaspheme the grace of the gods... Oh, but what he said also makes sense. We have all sold our souls to demons in exchange for power. Do we still need to care about this?"

   dropped a faint self-mockery, and William left the general with a blank face and walked out of the camp alone.

   That expressionless face made it impossible to see what he was thinking at the moment.

   Nuclear bomb.

   A cheap and easy to use device.

  It is said that with the flick of a switch, hundreds of thousands or even millions of people can be wiped off the map and a fertile land turned into an unlivable ruin.

  What the calamity of the gods takes half a century to do, it only takes an instant to do.

   This is not a particularly clever technique.

   but definitely works.

   "Get on the horse."

   came to the stable.

  William patted the shoulder of the guard next to him, then walked to his tall horse, turned over and rode on it.

   Not all the people of the desert like camels.

  The dark horse from the great desert is the favorite pet of the people of the Falcon Kingdom.

  They are as powerful as mutants. They can charge in the hail of bullets in heavy armor. They are born without fear of the sound of gunfire and death.

   "Where are we going? Your Highness." The captain of the guard with a whisker grabbed the reins and asked.

  William squinted and glanced east.

   "Go to the front!"

With hesitation written on his face, the captain of the guard said cautiously, "It's too dangerous there. Prince Winter's army always fires at us from time to time. I don't recommend you go to such a dangerous place."

  William laughed and kicked the horse's **** to make it run.

   "There's no danger! Those turtles in their shells only have the last few days left, and we'll be able to step over their bodies soon."

   Before that beautiful castle turned into a twisted mass of steel.

   He intends to mount his beloved warhorse and take another look at it.

  …

   At the same time, the fertile capital of Oasis No. 9, inside and outside the towering circular "river bank", is a piece of floating yellow farmland.

   Harvest season is coming.

  I don't know whether it will be the peasant's sickle or the tank's crawler who will harvest them first.

   Above the embankment.

  Prince Winter, who was holding a telescope in his hand, was looking towards the west, a dignified expression on his wrinkled face.

  The fortress under his feet is not only the granary of the Lion Kingdom, but also the front line of the war.

  The towering "river bank" is a natural fortress, cast entirely from alloys, it is almost indestructible by conventional weapons.

  The troops stationed here are the elites of the kingdom——the "Scarab" 10,000 team!

   Together with the two 10,000-strong teams of more than 22,000 levies, the garrison here has exceeded 30,000, and tens of thousands of farmers are still being trained.

   Thousands of 97mm smoothbore guns were pushed onto the "river bank", in addition to nearly a hundred 230mm cast iron mortars.

  Don't underestimate these old antiques.

  Although the range is limited, but relying on the unbreakable cover, it can still play a miraculous effect.

  As long as the number is sufficient, together with shells filled with high explosives, it can still pose a considerable threat to the attacking troops.

   Not to mention that they also prepared a lot of gas tank rockets.

   In addition to these old antiques, the Lion Kingdom also purchased a certain number of 100mm howitzers, and handed over thirty of them to Prince Winter.

  These modern light artillery can reach a range of 20 kilometers, but they lack ammunition, and the deterrent significance is greater than the practical significance.

   However, the defenders stationed here were not worried about the troops outside, and they all waited with high morale.

No matter how powerful the tank of the    Legion is, it is impossible to climb over the "river bank" made of alloy.

  The fertile city is well-supplied, and they can hold it here until the next century!

  As long as the city of abundance is still there, the capital is there, and the kingdom is here!

   It will be like a stubborn nail, nailed in the direction of the Falcon Kingdom troops, anyone who tries to pull it out is doomed to get blood on his hands.

   Everyone is ready to live and die with this fortress.

   "...Falcon Kingdom troops are digging trenches within 5 kilometers of us."

   passed the binoculars in his hand to the adjutant on the side, and Prince Winter looked at the messenger on the side with a blank expression.

   "Prepare the 1st Artillery Squadron and give our enemies a little color!"

   "Yes!" The messenger stood at attention, gave a military salute, and then trotted to the radio station not far away.

   After the report of the coordinates of the shelling, more than ten explosions were heard.

   One after another of white smoke drew parabolic trajectories in the air, landed on the enemy's position, and burst into clouds of white smoke.

The   230mm cast-iron mortar had a similar range to a light mortar, but was far more powerful, and quickly overturned those who were digging the trenches.

   However, looking at the group of sappers who suffered heavy casualties, Prince Winter frowned.

The adjutant on the side of    also found the abnormality, and there was a hint of shock in his eyes, and said through gritted teeth.

   "Sir... Those sappers who dug trenches, it seems like we—"

   "It's the enemy," Winter interrupted without hesitation, with a blank face, "Keep firing!"

The adjutant    nodded silently, picked up the telescope again, and looked at the distant position.

   Hatred and anger flashed in his eyes.

  These shameless guys...

   He even used prisoners as cannon fodder!

   This kind of underhand method is not only a blasphemy against the ancient covenant, but also a betrayal of faith!

   He swears.

   He will definitely get it back from those people!

   turned and left the front line, and Prince Winter took the elevator back to the fortress.

   At this time, a messenger trotted over, stopped in front of him, stood still and marched.

   "Report! Urgent delivery from the palace!"

   took the letter from the messenger's hand, and Winter took it apart and glanced at it, his frown finally loosened.

   Seeing the change in the expression on his face, the staff officer who followed him couldn't help asking.

   "Is it good news?"

   The only good news this month is that their allies are finally planning to send troops.

   Although I heard that it is only half the size of a thousand people...

  Wen Te nodded, and handed the letter in his hand to the staff officer beside him, with a rare trace of ease and happiness in his tone.

   "Our allies have successfully destroyed the Legion's supply hub in the north. The Legion's 'Thunder' plan has been thwarted. Our northern side will probably be safe for a while, and we can concentrate on dealing with the bugs outside."

  I have to admit that the intelligence network of the alliance is terrifyingly strong.

  I just knew the code name of the entire operation, and the alliance thousands of miles away had already killed the entire huge and well-planned plan in its cradle.

   All the signs show that the alliance's penetration into the desert has reached a level that cannot be ignored.

   And the Lion Kingdom knew almost nothing about them.

  Thinking of this, Winter couldn't help but secretly make up his mind while he was afraid.

  If the Lion Kingdom can successfully survive this crisis, he will surely persuade His Majesty the King to increase the budget for intelligence work.

or……

   You can do this work by yourself.

   "50 Conqueror tanks...including self-propelled artillery and trucks, as well as enough supplies to arm a team of 10,000 people, such an important military base, it's a blessing that they can beat it!"

The    staff officer's expression was slightly moved.

   Suddenly, he thought of something, looked at Prince Winter eagerly and then asked.

   "What about those equipment?"

  Prince Winter smiled faintly.

   "Eighty percent of it was handed over to the Restoration Army led by Yade... Don't think about it, they won't give it to us."

   A pity expression appeared on the staff officer's face.

   That's equipment that can arm a 10,000-strong team...

   "If only we had sent troops there."

   "Who to send?" Prince Winter didn't think it was a pity. "We can't even protect ourselves now, so how can there be any extra troops to send to the north."

   Hearing this, the staff officer was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "What you said makes sense... I hope there will be news from Andrea soon."

   "I don't think it's enough." Prince Winter replied casually, without any expectations.

  If the Golden Lizard Kingdom really had the idea of ​​sending troops, when the war declaration was sent before, the troops should have been sent here, instead of sitting quietly on the border like now.

  The belief in the spirit of the sand sea has never been so weakened in this land. Those oaths made in front of the spirit of the sand sea are like water poured into the sand, and they can't be counted at all.

   Maybe...

   Those things are really outdated.

   No matter what form this war ends in, they will enter an era of intrigue...

   At this time, another messenger came running from a distance.

   He had an urgent letter in his hand, the second in the same day.

   "Why is there another one?"

  The two urgent letters were delivered at the same time, and Winter couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart.

   Good news he has seen it.

   It stands to reason that the probability that the second letter is still good news is too low...

   However, he couldn't escape what was supposed to come, and he finally took it apart.

  There was only one short line in the letter, but his face turned pale.

  【A megaton nuclear bomb is being sent across the desert to the Falcon Kingdom. 】

million tons!

   For a moment, he felt that his heartbeat disappeared...

  …

   It has been a month and a half since the fireworks celebration.

   In the past month and a half, the biggest change in the north of Dawn City was probably the road to the north.

  With the help of Ideal Group, this concrete road, which cost 16.9 million Cr and has a total length of 169 kilometers, was finally completed from the northern suburbs of Qingquan City to Luoxia Province.

   Before, even a forced march from Qingquan City to Ruigu City took a day or two.

   And now, there are unobstructed highways, and it takes less than three hours to get there.

  As the manager of the alliance, Chu Guang participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the highway.

  Although before he cut the ribbon, there were already trucks running on it.

"After all, this road is for emergency use. If you want to use it for a long time, you must pay attention to road maintenance. If it is properly maintained, it should be fine for 10 years or 20 years." Looking at the straight concrete road in front of him, Li Changkong's face was full of writing With pride, he said with a sense of accomplishment.

   Chu Guang, who was standing beside him, also had a smile on his face, and shook his hand.

   "Thank you so much!"

  Li Changkong said with a smile.

   "You're welcome!"

not far away.

  The chief engineer of the alliance left someone under the knife, still squatting beside the road, muttering while looking at the concrete blocks on the ground.

"how is this possible……"

   happened to pass by, quit smoking and glanced at him, seeing that he was still squatting there thinking about this broken road, he couldn't help saying.

   "I rely on... You haven't given up yet. By the way, have you figured out something?"

   To his surprise, the man under the knife nodded.

   I saw this guy stretched out his index finger, touched the side of the road, and rubbed it with his thumb.

   "This road is not pure cement, there are fixed structures like steel rods inside...but it's not steel."

   quit smoking for a while.

   "What's that for?"

"Carbon... It may also be some kind of isomer of silicon carbide," Liu Renren under the knife clapped his hands, stood up from the ground, and said with flickering eyes, "I don't know what it is, but its tensile strength , yield strength and other physical properties are higher than steel.”

   "Oh..." Quit smoking and touched his chin, "It's interesting."

   Seeing this extremely perfunctory expression, the person under the knife couldn't help but say.

   "Don't you think it's strange?"

  Quitting gave this guy a suspicious look.

   "What's so strange about this? There is also a space elevator in the big desert... Materials with higher tensile strength, isn't this thing basic?"

  Leave someone under the knife: "..."

   makes sense.

   He didn't know how to refute for a while.

   In the distance, the ribbon-cutting ceremony ended.

   Just when Chu Guang was thinking about where to fix the idle equipment, Xiao Qi's voice suddenly came from his ear.

   "Master! Prince Kaliman wants to see you. He said he has something important to discuss with you. Do you want to meet?"

   (end of this chapter)