The dragon knights carried the cannons and walked quickly, and it took only one meal to reach the door of the treasure house on the 12th floor. At this time, the troops gathered around them already included forty-five dragon knights, one former dragon knight, eight dwarf engineers, fifteen elf holy white tree guards, plus a curious orc and tauren giant who came over to make soy sauce. There are about two to three hundred demons.
Even if the person in the treasury is really the Prime Minister of the Abyss, Orendar, plus his disciples, they will be unable to fly in the face of such a lineup.
After several rounds of volleys, the treasure house gate of the ancient fortress collapsed completely amid a roar.
Are we destroying antiques? In an instant, he brought his style to the same level as Greenpeace! Lu Xi thought.
Others were not as hypocritical as Lu Xi. They rushed up with swords and guns and rushed into the treasure house, but the building was empty.
Lu Xi didn't say much, turned and left. Now that he is mentally prepared, he has no time to feel sorry for himself here. The war is over, at least the current war is indeed over, but the energy required for a series of chores after that is by no means as easy as a big war.
Lu Xi and his friends stayed on the Spiral Fortress for another day, and after confirming that they had completed all the internal cleanup and ensured that they had regained control of the fortress, they took the Qiyao Aurora back to Elixal.
The Dragon Knights and Orcs will continue to stand by on the fortress, waiting for backup from the Throat of the World, Cloud City and other countries. Of course, those who arrived first were the navies of the Kingdom of Mirassex and the Kingdom of Braden, the most powerful among the four Thousand Islands countries in the Falling Star Sea. After all, they had geographical advantages. One is the talker of the Falling Star Sea (I think), and the other is the ambitious challenger (I think). The relationship is naturally not much better, but after a confrontation, I immediately realized that I was just like a fool.
After all, the dragon knight has occupied the fortress, is it possible that he can still snatch the treasure from hundreds of giant dragons?
Besides, when Auckland¡¯s Falling Star Fleet arrives, they won¡¯t just have to huddle back and wait.
However, all of this has nothing to do with Lu Xi for the time being.
When Lu Xi rushed back to Elishal, it was already the last day of November 1228. Facts have proved that the soldiers of the Fourth Army have been completely trained into the Iron Army. Even without Lu Xi as the supreme commander, they can perfectly perform their duties as liberators.
On the first morning when the army entered Elishal's room, all the chaos was suppressed. The military police in the city did not put up much resistance. Under the leadership of Brigadier General Kamensk, they organically laid down their weapons and surrendered.
As for the mercenaries recruited by the clan faction, even their employers are finished now, and they may not be able to receive the final payment. How can there be that iron-headed boy who will fight to the end? In fact, their attitude was more upright than that of the military police. As early as when they saw Asuna and the guerrillas leading another group of colleagues into the city, they turned against them Oh no, there was an uprising on the battlefield.
While they were helping the rebels restore order and capture important strongholds - to be honest, mercenaries are really professional in fighting security battles, much more professional than those invincible iron troops on the frontal battlefield, at the same time they were busy contacting their counterparts on the opposite side. Let's see if we can find a way to show our faces to the future rulers of the Federation.
Mercenaries are still businessmen at heart, and businessmen have very sharp noses. Now that they are on the wrong team and have lost the lead over their counterparts on the opposite side, they have to work harder now.
The ones who are really still resisting are the bandits, sky pirates and the like who were recruited by the clan. They have a lot of dark history. The reason why they can become a wealthy eagle dog is because of the shady interests behind them. With such a stench and heavy historical burden, it is not that easy to change the door.
So, this group, which is supposed to be the most rabble under the aristocrat sect, resisted to the end. This kind of resistance is not a tragic struggle but more like a hysterical act of suicide. The mercenaries cannot defeat it, and the military police are no match. The revolting people slapped them on the head and beat them with sticks, but the damage caused in the end was not great.
The most stubborn group of die-hards retreated to the unmanned warehouses in the old city to continue resisting, but were directly plowed with artillery by the Fourth Army Corps that entered the city later.
It has to be said that a rabble is a rabble. If they go to a residential area and capture a group of people as hostages, they might be able to continue for a while.
In short, before the early morning of November 28, the fighting in Elishal had completely stopped.
Subsequently, grain ships from Blackman City, Virginia, and Auckland also entered one after another.In Ersotian District, free quotas have been distributed to all citizens. Secilius also formally announced to everyone that the food rationing system would last for another two weeks at most, and that the "legitimate government of the federation" would restore order in the shortest possible time and give everyone a stable and prosperous Elisha. .
At the same time, as Lu Xi¡¯s representative, she frequently met with various forces in the city. For example, Taran suddenly had thousands of powerful people who had seen bloody men, as well as representatives of the middle class citizens such as the Chamber of Commerce and the cultural circles.
Theoretically, her identity is only Lu Xi's adjutant. There are naturally many people with higher reputation and status than her in the legion, such as Colonel Grima, Colonel Valerius, or Major General Astre. And Major General Pascal, or Mr. Anlos, the Governor of Black Man, who is personally escorting the last batch of food supplies here.
However, everyone has studied and decided that only Sexiliu can truly represent Lu Xi's position. Anyway, there are only a few days, so it is of course best for her to replace him.
¡°Probably it¡¯s because Sexiliu¡¯s face is very beautiful, but she has a refreshing temperament and is very upright. In short, she doesn¡¯t seem to be a liar, and everyone is willing to trust her. Or maybe her relationship with someone is not really a big secret. If the information is a little better, it will be clear. From a secular perspective, such an identity is greater than any of her rank, reputation and strength. Much more convincing.
In short, Secilius, who slept for less than five hours in total after three consecutive days of spinning, stabilized people's hearts to the greatest extent. If before that, she was just "Lucy Berencaster's woman", then now, on the federal and even the world's political stage, she already has someone who belongs to "Secilius Moore (¡¤ Berencaster)" the individual's fame.
No matter what, the citizens of Elishare, who had endured a long period of suffering, finally felt the arrival of peace for the first time after half a year. They looked at the rose flags that were already waving all over the capital. They felt that this heraldry was inexplicably good, gorgeous and majestic. It was much more pleasing to the eye than the star flag with many gorgeous accessories and patterns that seemed too exaggerated.
??????????????????????????????????????????????? However, this sense of security is actually time-sensitive and is directly related to happiness.
What really made the citizens of Elixal accept the rose flag were the subsequent transport ships that arrived one after another, the abundant food rations, the soldiers who helped them repair their homes, and the market that reopened on the third day. and prices have returned to pre-coup levels.
On November 30, the Aurora, which traveled day and night under the stars and the moon, returned to Elishal. When the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on the rose flag at the port, it quietly prepared to enter the port.
Almost all the large warships of the Federation Navy are docked in this military port at this time, including the three red, blue and black ships, including the "unsinkable ship" Nahibia, and the "White Wall" Orusero Number. The Qiyao Aurora is more than half the size of the smallest battleship in the harbor. At first glance, I thought it was a kingfisher mixed in with the eagles.
Lu Xi feels that she is already very low-key. However, when he got off the side of the ship, he still heard the sudden noise, which seemed to be the sound of triumphal music that had been prepared, and then the cheers and applause gathered together.
Lu Xi sighed silently, and suddenly wanted to return to the cabin, but saw a group of generals under his command walking towards him, and the leader was Sexiliu. The girl also had a helpless smile on her face.
However, when she came closer, her expression was a little stiff. It was probably because she saw Lu Xi that she had grown a little hairy scalp. She wanted to laugh but felt that she shouldn't laugh, and she was holding back quite uncomfortable. She came a little closer, but saw Lu Xi's eyes. She was slightly startled, and then turned into uncontrollable joy.
"Are you okay?" Sexiliu threw herself into Lu Xi's arms, reaching out to touch his eyes but not daring to touch them. Finally, she simply squeezed his right arm, and if she didn't feel reassured, she squeezed his left arm again. arm.
She finally felt relieved, then let go of Lu Xi, coughed, and straightened her hair and collar.
The cheering crowd cheered even louder, even mixed with a little chanting. There seemed to be some chants in the crowd, such as "Long live Master Berencaster!"
"Long live the great head of the federal government!" It's so unlucky. I don't want to die and be burned just after getting married.
"Long live the Lord Protector!" This is even more unlucky. Well, I don't want my head to be hung on the roof of the church to dry.
Lu Xi said that she was a little confused, but she couldn't complain or get angry. She could only show everyone a stiff smile. Fortunately, SeciliusHaving already made preparations, he pulled the latter into the carriage and left in a hurry amid the welcome of the people.
"It's a bit too much." After getting on the carriage, Lu Xicai finally lost his smile and gave a heavy "poof".
"I know you don't like this kind of exaggerated welcome ceremony, but I can't help it. This is spontaneous among the people."
"Ming Ming is spontaneous?" Lu Xi thought to himself, Sexiliu, you have changed too. Look at the roar of gongs and drums and the huge crowds of people with red flags waving. It is estimated that there are at least 20,000 to 30,000 people lined up to welcome the event. How could such a scale be possible if no one organized it.
"Well, it can also be said to be a non-governmental organization." Sexiliu showed a distressed and even tired look, with a look of helplessness on his face: "To be precise, it was organized voluntarily by a group of celebrities from Elixal, mainly some parliamentarians. , influential intellectuals, writers and artists, headed by Mr. Sordino. He is a professor at the Department of Philosophy and Literature at the Federal State University, and the editor-in-chief and president of the "Elishaar Times" .¡±
"Huh? I seem to have vaguely heard this name somewhereI'm not talking about people, but newspapers, oh, yes, this one"
Before Lu Xi had finished speaking, Sexiliu handed a newspaper to Lu Xi. The title and font of the newspaper on the front page were clearly visible, and Lu Xi's intimacy suddenly arose spontaneously. He turned to the newspaper, ignored the familiar header, and was quickly attracted by the headlines on the front page.
"The supreme hero of salvation will arrive at his loyal Elishare tomorrow"!
"This is yesterday's newspaper. Behind it are the preparations for the welcome ceremony and the contact information for recruiting volunteers." Sexiliu said slowly with a stiff expression that wanted to laugh but was suppressing nausea. explained.
"The Elishaer Times was published in the morning. In other words, it took them less than a day to recruit 20,000 volunteers and prepare an event of this scale?" Lu Xi looked through the carriage. The scene outside was awe-inspiring for a moment.
On the avenue from the military port to the Azure Palace, almost all the houses facing the street were decorated with colorful flags and stripes, as if it was a celebration of some important festival. The rose flag representing itself and the six-pointed star flag of the Confederacy are hung side by side on all street lamps.
The surging crowd crowded behind the guards, waving various small flags and cheering loudly.
A whole military band lined up in front of their carriage, clearing the way with neat steps and playing music seriously. A whole row of choir members pulled out from nowhere stood on the second-floor balcony beside the street and sang loudly.
"This is "Song of the Liberator". The lyrics were written by Mr. Sordino himself, and the music was composed by Capone, a famous federal musician. I heard that it was only completed last night, and the band rehearsed all night."
I have to say that even with Lu Xi's shame, she still feels the pressure is a bit high.
"If this kind of organizational and inciting power were used for serious matters, wouldn't it be possible to raise an army of 100,000 in a week or two?"
Sechiliu nodded: "Understood, I will ask Lieutenant General Makarov to send someone to bring Mr. Sordino's head."
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"Don't worry, it was announced to the public that he died of a sudden illness."
"I said"
"Of course I'm joking." Sexiliu said seriously.
"It seems that that guy really offended you!" Lu Xi once again stood in awe of the scholar who was said to be very influential in the federal cultural circles. To be able to offend Sexiliu like this, to be honest, it really takes some skill.
"He was actually quite polite, even suspiciously submissive and flattering" Ceciliu wanted to say a few more words, but still showed an expression of uncontrollable boredom, shook his head vigorously, and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about him. Now, except for those who died in the battle, all the heads of the families who participated in the coup, as well as members of the emergency committee, have been arrested. How to deal with it still needs your idea."
As she spoke, she took out a list and handed it to Lu Xi.
Lu Xi looked at the list and pondered for a moment, then drew a line along the top: "These should all be executed as traitors. Oh, by the way, a formal and fair trial must be conducted through the court, and citizens are allowed to observe, please The Great Cathedral sent a priest from the goddess Udon to attend the review. Mr. Sordino, please invite him to be a witness."
Sexiliu nodded and started recording.
"I will not participate in the trial, so as to give them some dignity." Lu Xi said.
¡°Maybe people will think this is the most dishonorable thing. Cecilius thought.
"I'm also very busy."??There's no time to see the losers off. "Lu Xi leaned his hand lazily on the car board, tapped it with his fingers, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Cesiliu, bring Senior Sister Andrel to see me. "