Chapter 223: So-called loyalty

Inside the Grand Duke’s Palace in the City of Dean, in a hall that was hard to clean up, the walls were hung with a map of the changing front of the entire Stasi and Falkenrich army. Jon Dazheng was standing in front of the map with an officer assisted by the Vatican Dawn, and several other generals, analyzing and summarizing the entire battle.
　　 As for Bishop Monroe?
　　How could the noble cardinal stay in a city that might be breached!
　　 In short, this kind of analysis is done once a day today, because they are only a short 15 kilometers away from this line.
The forward soldiers of Falkenridge’s army are approaching the suburbs of Dean little by little. Some magic cannons with good range remind everyone in Dean every day that Falkenridge’s army is already in front of them. Far away.
　　 A huge conference table is at the very center of the hall, and there are scattered documents from a few days ago and unimportant outdated telegrams. In the last bombing, some of the shells fired by Falkenridge’s army actually hit the Grand Duke’s palace and destroyed half of the building that had been built since the time of Grand Duke Jon’s great-grandfather.
　　Although Archduke Jon immediately asked the caster troops to protect the entire palace, the destroyed building could not be repaired immediately.
　　The broken glass window has just been repaired. Yesterday there were a few leaky windows. Of course this is a room used by a group of men, so after only one day, it has been messed up by users.
"Grand Duke Jon." General Carl said to Grand Duke Jon, pointing to the hundreds of kilometers of undulating line of defense on the southern line, "I have to remind you again, even if we stabilized the situation in the Dean City Theater , The Falkenrich army can also make an immediate breakthrough here."
　　 "Yes, my respected Grand Duke Jon."
Another general also nodded in agreement, and then made two gestures on the other line of defense and said: "From this line of defense to the newly occupied Duohan City, in fact, our defense force is very weak. , If Falkenrich’s army solves the city of Dean and shortens its defense zone, it will definitely draw out its troops and threaten our industrial town—Serobat..."
　　 "So we are not giving in here, we are contributing to the national war!"
Before Jon could speak publicly, a general who was anxious to express his loyalty jumped out, patted the table and said to Karl and the other generals: "Every day we stay here, we are fighting against the whole country. Fight for Falkenridge, buy more time!"
He glanced at the subordinate in front of him who dared to stand up for himself at this time. Grand Duke Jon was obviously satisfied with this feeling of being sought after and obedient. He motioned to the general to take the lead and not speak, as if he had recovered from this action. At that time when he dared to call a hundred responses: "Don't mention this, Mr. Carl, I heard the other day that General McCarthy's troops are going north, where are they now?
"Dear Jon, the guards of the McCarthy group have crossed the Stasi River and reached their intended goal. They were ordered to lay a line of defense along the river in this area to prevent the Falkenridge army from biting the forward troops behind them. Keep chasing."
Continuing to point and point on the map, Carl knows better than Archduke Jon how this McCarthy's force will affect the defense of the entire Dean City, so he devoted all his energy to the defense, staring at McCarthy. The progress of the cluster northward.
"The Falkenrich army has completely encircled Yagot. This time the battle of Yagot seems to have been won by the Falkenrich." Another general Stasi introduced Yagot's unwillingly. The situation: "Yesterday the Falkenridge army broke through our last line of defense and occupied that city."
He did not dare to introduce the entire battle of Yagert in detail, and he did not dare to tell Grand Duke Jon that a few hours ago, the Falkenridge army had already occupied the army except for the encircling Stasi Army. Special whole territory.
　　 And part of the Falkenridge army has entered the southern part of the central area of ​​Stasi, occupied many towns and is continuing to advance north. They are only a few days away from encircling the city of Dean, and this time is still a conservative estimate in the presence of resistance from the Stasi army.
While the Falkenridge army increased the length of its own line of defense, Stasi was also forced to increase the length of his own line of defense, and the Falkenridge army now has surplus troops to fill this long line of defense. The Stasi’s army is almost exhausted, and there is really no capital to resist the siege of Falkenrich’s army.
　　 "If Igor's forces continue north, then we will be forced to add another defensive zone south of Dean City."
A general under Carl pointed to the large blank area under the map of Dean City and said to Grand Duke Jon: "Great Duke Jon, in this way, how many troops General McCarthy can bring back can be used. Defending against Dean City, it’s not easy to draw conclusions."
　　 "However, the soldiers brought back by General McCarthy are all elites who have experienced the test of war. There is no doubt about this."
　　 Carl had to stand up and say something nice for McCarthy at this time.
　　 If it was a year ago, if there was a chance to kill an opponent in front of Jon, and then gain the trust of Jon himself, as a rookie of Stasi, Carl would be very happy to do so. But at this time, those positions that seemed to be high in the past are no longer different from the guillotine.
　　 At this time, if you frame each other and then fight for those illusory powers, you are a total idiot.
So when his subordinates slandered McCarthy, he hurriedly stepped up to explain to his nominal superiors: "Grand Duke Jon, we must know that the troops in our hands lack combat experience. The troops brought back by the old General McCarthy can do this. Effectively make up for the shortcomings of the Dean City defenders...this can definitely double our combat effectiveness."
After hearing this, Grand Duke Jon nodded, and then signaled that the others could leave the room, so all the generals were relieved. Everyone picked up some materials and documents they had brought and walked out of this huge room. meeting room. Outside the window, you can see that a corner of the Grand Duke’s palace is about to collapse. Soldiers and civilians are slowly clearing the ruins of the collapsed building.
　　 "Boom!"
Unclear artillery sounds came from a distance. It was the sound of the Falkenridge army bombarding defensive positions on the outskirts of Dean City with artillery. Cannonballs often hit the city of Dean, on the streets or buildings. The explosion caused panic among the citizens and many casualties.
　　 This has become a front-line defense city, and everything is no longer safe.
　　 Looking at the smoke from the out of sight outside the window and behind the building, Grand Duke Jon said nothing, and Carl could only stand there behind him and remained silent. The corners of the first floor of the nearby building were already piled up with defensive sandstones, and the soldiers in the barricades were fully armed, and the atmosphere looked so serious.
"These days, the Falkenridge army has not carried out large-scale attacks..." Grand Duke Jon suddenly spoke and said to Karl behind him: "We don't have the energy to repair our city, but you have to pay attention to the reaction of the civilians. All important urban settings should also be protected."
"Don't worry! Dear Jon!" Carl replied: "I have transferred the most reliable troops in the Dean City defense zone. They are all the most loyal troops. I don't worry about these places. It’s the fear that the Falkenrich army will enter the city from the front."
Grand Duke Jon nodded. Originally, he didn't want to ask these questions very much, but the news of McCarthy's return gave him a glimmer of hope. Coupled with the annihilation of the Stasi Killer troops, He had to put his energy back again.
　　 That's why he left Carl alone today and asked about the layout of the front line.
　　 The frontal defensive line of the Stasi’s army was well arranged, and because of this, it blocked the onslaught of several group infantry soldiers. The Stasi army mobilized a large number of civilians to build their defense lines, allowing them to dug countless defensive lines in a short time, turning the plains in front of Dean City into rugged obstacles.
　　 And Stasi began to equip his own "new weapons" on a large scale, including a large number of weapons including armor-piercing guns and armor-piercing heavy artillery. These weapons helped the Stasi's army in the direction of Dean City temporarily stabilized its line of defense and prevented the Falkenrich army's crazy attack.
　　 Of course, the Falkenrich army is not waiting for the Stasi army to strengthen itself. General Igor advanced nearly ten kilometers southwest of Dean City, pushing the front to a place where Dean City could be seen almost directly. Nineel Abel, who was recently promoted to general, steadily fought and pushed his forward force to a place only fifteen kilometers away from the city of Dean.
　　 The western part of the city of Dean has been bombarded with heavy artillery by the Falkenridge army into ruins. Many buildings have collapsed. The streets have been buried in ruins and rubble, becoming a natural line of defense for the soldiers.
　　Of course, Grand Duke Jon has never visited the west side of the city, so as the supreme leader of Stasi, he still doesn't know that nearly one-fifth of his capital has become unrecognizable.
　　 "When McCarthy returns to Dean City, please arrange for me. I will meet him in person."
Grand Duke Jon turned his head and looked at Karl: "As a general, he did not live up to my trust in him, so I must return his loyalty to me with the highest treatment! If we win this battle, you , He, will be the hero of Stasi!"
"I see! Grand Duke Jon! I'm going to prepare! The location is on the outskirts of the southern part of the city. I will prepare a guard of honor with a thousand people. Please check it out at that time." Carl heard the sound of the string and quickly gave it to Jon. The Grand Duke proposed a ritual process that looked good.
"Go get ready." Grand Duke Jon nodded and agreed to Karl's arrangement: "If every Stasi general is as loyal as you and General McCarthy, so capable, maybe we won't meet today. This is the situation."
　　:,,!!