Chapter 355: Plan for Total Annihilation
A little water, you can jump.
In the secret meeting room of Black Dragon City, Ryan presided over this emergency meeting.
He told everyone the intelligence he had just obtained, and then said: "Everyone, this is the current situation. Let's see how we in Black Dragon City should respond now."
Bazel smacked his lips and was the first to speak, "We already knew that those guys from outside the domain would come back, so we should just fight them."
After hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the people in the room were different, some were calm, some were thoughtful, and some were fierce...
We must fight.
This group of top-notch extraordinary people in the Ice Ridge Wasteland have never been afraid of war.
However, how to fight this battle is the most important thing.
At this time, Tust also analyzed: "According to the information we got from the 'Red Shark Phantom Thieves' before, the high-level steam airships outside the domain will be equipped with magic cannons..."
He continued, "But the restrictions of the laws in the Ice Ridge Wasteland will also limit high-level enchantments. Although the enemy has a large number of ships, their artillery attack and defense will never exceed this limit. Intelligence shows that even if the enemy relied on the advantage of air strikes, it took two days to break through the Omar Imperial Capital 'Usenbar'. From this, it can be inferred that their firepower should be as I estimated, using only conventional gunpowder artillery, which is not to be feared..."
After a pause, the old man narrowed his eyes slightly and said confidently: "Besides, if we really want to compete in technology level, they may not be much better than us! Our 'Black Dragon Airship' will definitely give those guys a big 'surprise' when the time comes..."
The reason why everyone in the conference room could remain so calm, in addition to their extraordinary strength, was more importantly the mechanical technology of Black Dragon City.
That is the basis for a large-scale war.
They all knew that old man Tust had spent so many years and hard work to create a very terrifying war monster.
Maybe the "Black Dragon" is not very powerful outside the domain, but it is absolutely invincible in the Ice Ridge Wasteland!
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Because of the preparations made in advance, Black Dragon City was not completely ignorant of the world outside its territory.
The old man analyzed the strength of the enemy's airship fleet from a mechanical perspective and concluded... it was nothing to be afraid of.
However, this battle is not just about targeting these one hundred airships.
After thinking for a while, Ymir also analyzed: "According to the intelligence, the invading enemies are those from the 'Holy Light Alliance'. If nothing unexpected happens, they should have obtained the 'Black Emperor's Treasure Map' that was circulated outside the domain, so they found the correct route to come in."
After a pause, she continued, "So, we must not only repel them, but also eliminate this threat forever. We must prevent them from posing a threat to the Ice Ridge Wasteland in the future."
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
In fact, considering the current strength of Black Dragon City, those more than one hundred extraterritorial airships... were actually expected.
At this time, Ryan thought of something and continued the topic: "When the [Black Emperor] Moises set up the restriction on the Ice Ridge Wasteland, he left a way out to the outside world. The restriction also has a controllable backdoor, and we can choose to close this exit. But once the passage is closed, according to the information I got from the mausoleum, the Ice Ridge Wasteland will drift to a distant 'unknown area' to avoid disaster. In that case, at least in the next twenty years, we will be inseparable..."
Having said that, Ryan also frowned.
Even now, he still hadn't figured out what exactly it meant for this ice ridge wasteland to drift away.
Could it be that the Ice Ridge Wasteland is "alive" and can grow legs and run?
Or something like the concept of "continental drift"?
I think the Black Emperor must have considered this issue when he arranged all this.
Once the location of the Ice Ridge Wasteland is exposed to the enemy, this method of "floating away" can be used to avoid disaster.
Thinking of this, Ryan said, "From the current situation, it seems that the Three-Eyed Tribe has already learned the route to the Ice Ridge Wasteland. We can withstand this wave of attacks, but the enemy still has a steady stream of reinforcements behind us. So, I think we may have to close that passage."
After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.
But they knew this information before.
Closing the passage, and being unable to leave for twenty years... This is not a problem for young people like Ryan.
But people like Master Kavo and the Great Shaman of Mafa, who are nearing the end of their lifespans, may not be able to live another 20 years unless they break through the boundary of the fifth level of transcendence.
At this time, Ryan did not wait for everyone to think about it and said, "So, my plan is that we take this opportunity to leave the Ice Ridge Wasteland and then close the passage. Of course, before that, we need to wipe out all these invading enemies!"
After a pause, he continued: "So, I want to hear everyone's opinions..."
In fact, the top leaders of Black Dragon City had planned to go to the outside world a long time ago, but they have not made the trip until now. One reason is that Black Dragon City was just built, and there are still many things that require the presence of Ryan and others; the other reason is the threat from the two empires of Sid and Omar.
Now, after several years of development, Black Dragon City has completely entered the right track. Most of the senior executives like Ryan have gradually withdrawn from the management in the past two years and chose to concentrate on cultivation.
Even if they leave, the future of Black Dragon City is still promising.
Now that the Sid Empire has become an ally of Black Dragon City, there are no more hidden dangers.
Therefore, even if there were no enemies outside the domain, Ryan and his men were planning to put the plan of leaving the Ice Ridge Wasteland on the agenda.
Now that foreign enemies are coming, it seems just right.
Ymir: I agree!
Canossa: "I agree!"
Kavo: “Agree…”
Marfa: “…”
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Everyone agreed with Ryan's plan.
Some of the elite troops of Black Dragon City will leave the Ice Ridge Wasteland and go to the outer domain. Then they will close the "channel" and let the Ice Ridge Wasteland float away by itself.
Although I don’t know where this foggy land will drift to, at least it will be safe.
Later, Ryan and the others will have a chance to find it.
But there is a problem at hand, that is how to completely annihilate these invading enemies.
It is not difficult to defeat, but it is difficult to annihilate.
Ymir analyzed with a serious expression: "According to the current intelligence, the enemy is now divided into three groups. Two vanguard forces are heading towards our Black Dragon City and King Sid respectively. The number of airships in this vanguard team is about 20. If we want to deal with them, it won't be a big problem. But on Sid's side..."
Having said that , she looked at the Sid Blood Ancestor.
Hearing this, Lilith also said, "Although the Xide Imperial Capital has installed anti-aircraft artillery, it still does not have the ability to fight head-on against the mechanical airship. Therefore, I have notified each territory to move to the high-concentration fog area according to the plan... It should be able to avoid the enemy."
Mechanical airships are not completely without shortcomings, and high-altitude vision is a big problem.
There is no satellite positioning system in this world, and we have to rely on our naked eyes to identify directions and targets.
The Ice Ridge Wasteland is covered with fog, which greatly limits the high-altitude vision.
The higher you fly, the more your field of vision is restricted.
Therefore, Lilith had already arranged countermeasures for all the major territories of Sid.
If you can't beat it, then avoid it.
After all, the ground mechanical city can also move, and finding areas with high concentrations of fog will greatly limit the enemy's air strikes.
Whether it is dropping bombs or bombarding, it will be in vain if you can't find the target.
As for low-flying or sending ground reconnaissance troops, neither is realistic.
The airship was flying low, and the super-large-caliber artillery in the ground mechanical city was not inferior to the artillery on the airship.
If a real fight breaks out, it’s not certain that the ground mechanical city will lose.
If the enemy sends people to scout on the ground, the monsters on the Ice Ridge Wasteland will also let those weak enemies from outside the domain know what cruelty is. Not only are the extraordinary people strong, but the monsters that breathe black fog all year round also have strength far beyond that of the monsters from outside the domain...
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With Lilith's words, Sid didn't need to worry about his situation for the time being.
Everyone also turned their thoughts back to another problem: how to annihilate the invading enemies with lightning speed.
At this time, Ymir said: "If we cannot completely wipe out the enemy in a short period of time, once the strength of our Black Dragon City is exposed, the enemy is very likely to send more reinforcements from outside the region."
Master Kavo also nodded and said, "The enemy only sent more than a hundred ships, which means they think these ships are enough to conquer the Ice Ridge Wasteland. And if we in Black Dragon City do not have Mr. Tust's mechanical technology, those airships are indeed enough to make us helpless..."
After a pause, he continued, "But if the enemy finds out that their more than 100 airships can do nothing to us, they will definitely call for more help. At that time, the enemies outside the region will continuously send reinforcements to the Ice Ridge Wasteland through that channel, and we will be caught in a tug-of-war..."
Everyone understood what Master Kavo said without saying anything.
This is a very serious problem.
If the enemy attacks, Black Dragon City will definitely fight back. Once it fights back, it will mean exposing its strength.
If we cannot completely wipe out the enemy, then once the enemy passes on the intelligence, it will be a big problem.
There is only one Black Dragon City, while the enemy is supported by countless empires outside.
If one hundred airships can't handle it, then there are still one thousand, ten thousand...
And now, the enemy troops are divided into three groups, and the vanguard is heading towards Black Dragon City.
It is not difficult to defeat the vanguard, but the difficult part is that after exposing your strength, the enemy's main force will not come again, but will choose to ask for help.
The topic came to a stalemate here.
No one had figured out how to break the impasse.
At this time, Metternich, who had been silent for a long time, turned his eyes and said with a smile, "Actually, it's not difficult to solve this problem."
As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone looked over.
This talent of squinting eyes has been recognized by everyone.
When it comes to clever ideas and schemes, this guy's head is full of them.
Metternich said bluntly: "If you want to annihilate the enemy, you have to gather them together."
Ryan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Mr. Metternich, do you have a plan to deal with the enemy?"
Metternich's words sounded a bit like "nonsense", but no one thought he was joking.
But now the enemy has been divided into three groups. How can we get them together to wipe out Black Dragon City?
Metternich smiled mysteriously: "From a certain perspective, the capture of Usenbar is not entirely a bad thing. At least they gave us an advance warning. Moreover, it will take some time for those airships to reach our Black Dragon City. This is enough time for us to make arrangements..."
After a pause, he didn't beat around the bush anymore. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "If we want the enemies to gather together, then we must not win this first battle."
"You mean... show weakness to the enemy?!"
Hearing this, everyone present looked thoughtful.
"right!"
Metternich nodded and explained, "We can neither win nor lose this first battle. We have to fight closely and stalemate. We have to give those guys the illusion that they can defeat us if they increase their forces a little more... We also don't completely defeat them until they have put all their forces on us..."
At this point, a cold and fierce light flashed in his eyes: "When the time comes, we will be able to wipe them out in one fell swoop!"
"Yeah! Good idea!"
Upon hearing this plan, everyone present showed joy.
With a little thought, they immediately realized that Metternich's plan was absolutely feasible.
Show weakness to the enemy and lure more enemies to come!
Metternich continued, "The mechanical city in the Omar Imperial City is the top mechanical city in the Ice Ridge Wasteland, except for our Black Dragon City. Once that city is breached, those enemies from outside the region will definitely think that the combat power of our mechanical city in the Ice Ridge Wasteland is just so-so. I can guess that the reason why they divided their troops is not to test, but simply because they are arrogant..."
At this point, he narrowed his eyes, raised a wicked arc at the corner of his mouth, and said lightly: "As long as we take advantage of their arrogance, we will definitely be able to lure the enemy into the trap!"
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If the people of Ryan were at the battlefield of the Omar Imperial Capital thousands of miles away, they would definitely be shocked by Metternich's accurate judgment.
Half a day ago.
The Umar capital of Usenbar was captured.
The city was filled with smoke.
Although the battle lasted for two days, there were almost no casualties among those guys from outside the domain.
Just by bombing day and night, almost all the defense forces of the imperial city were destroyed. There was no direct military contact at all, and the well-trained Omar Imperial City Guards were buried in the bombing.
This was the plan they had already made before entering the Ice Ridge Wasteland.
In the sky, on the largest airship.
The young man from the three-eyed tribe leaned on the guardrail, looking at the mechanical city on the ground that had become a ruin, with a look of indifference on his face.
At this moment, a sturdy man in a mecha jumped down from a single-soldier flying machine and respectfully reported to the young man: "Lord Credo, the battlefield has been cleaned up."
After giving a brief report on the battle situation, the sturdy man did not hide his arrogance in his eyes and said, "Tsk tsk...the technology of these natives is really backward. The capital of the Omar Empire, known as the 'Mechanical Holy Land', is only so good. Besides, Sid and Black Dragon City are probably not that powerful either."
Another person also agreed with a flattering look on his face: "Yes. Lord Credo, I don't think you need to show up in person. I and General Deke can each bring 20 airships to directly flatten the Theed Empire and Black Dragon City..."
The young man also found it boring and waved his hand, "Okay. Go ahead."
All of this is almost exactly as Metternich had deduced thousands of years ago.
