Star Dome Railway: My pioneers were abducted

Chapter 416: The Langya Pass Defense Line is Gradually Alienated

Langya Pass, the northern border defense line of the Dragon Empire, is guarded by Xuan Yue of the Lang family.

Under Xuan Yue's leadership for many years, there have been almost no disturbances on the border. Oh, if assisting the mainland to suppress the Pingtian Sect uprising many years ago can be considered a big disturbance, then let's talk about it separately.

But this situation quietly collapsed after the "heavy snow" came. Resisting monsters is one thing, but when the comrades who live together day and night may turn into monsters at any time, the trust among the border army soldiers no longer exists.

Xuan Yue was somewhat helpless about this. He could command thousands of troops, and he could also go into battle with a giant ax to kill the enemy, but these were of no use against this "snow".

However, he was clear - the border needs to be stable.

Outside the border, apart from Nuanxue, the biggest point of instability is the Mother Sect founded by Saint Pingtian. Judging from the information obtained by the spies, not only have the activities of the Mother Sect become more frequent recently, but they have also raised the banner again. plan.

Yes, "The sky is raining strange snow to punish the aristocratic family. You should follow the will of heaven and carry out your big plan!", it sounds so pleasant to the ear.

"So, in the current situation, without an order from the court, should I send troops to control it? Will it cause any accidents... Moreover, the problem of infection is also..."

For the first time, Xuan Yue was so entangled in military decisions.

Of course, we know that he finally decided to take action, and it was the dilemma faced within Langya Pass that urged him to make a judgment.

"General, the number of infected people..." The soldier in charge of the report didn't look very good. He gritted his teeth and continued, "It has reached 3976 people."

"..." Xuan Yue's hand holding the heavy ax tightened slightly.

Nearly four thousand people seem to be only a small part compared to Langya Pass, which has tens of thousands of troops. But in fact, except for a few cases, when an army suffers a loss of more than 30%, the morale of the entire team will basically drop. At the bottom of the valley, it is not impossible for the country to fight passively, act as a deserter, or simply collapse across the board.

If the cohesion of this team itself is a little worse, there is no need to lose 30%, 10%, or even 5% battle damage will be enough.

Although the current encounter at Langya Pass is very different from the normal confrontation between the two armies, this is not a good thing. After all, unpredictable natural disasters are much more troublesome than visible enemy forces.

"Is there any news about the team that went to annihilate the Loving Mother Cult?" Xuan Yue took the report and changed the question, and did not continue to ask for specific details.

"No, I haven't received any news for three days."

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"I have inquired about the situation at Langya Pass clearly," Linglong brought back the latest information from a cave not far from Chengguan. "It is true that some soldiers inside were infected by Nuanxue, but the specific number is not clear, but from Judging from the anxious attitude among the soldiers, I'm afraid there are quite a few."

"Also, if you look at it, this is the general defense map of Langya Pass. I have marked everything except for some hidden sentries."

As she spoke, Linglong took out a map from the storage bag on her waist and spread it on the small table in the temporary camp.

Ye Xiao took a rough look at it and had to say that the defense drawing was really detailed, but——

"Is this something that can be obtained in two or three days? You must have placed intelligence personnel among the enemy's high-level officials, right?"

"What's going on here?" Bian asked, pointing to a blank area near Langya Pass and the cliff.

"That area has been put under martial law, and no one without a warrant is allowed to approach." Linglong had already anticipated this problem, "According to my guess, all the infected Lang family soldiers are being held there."

She pointed to another landmark not far away from this area, "And Xuanyue, the top general on the border, who is the target of this assassination mission, has been living on a tower near this area for the past month."

"It's to keep an eye on the infected people." Ye Xiao spread his hands. He didn't think there was anything wrong with the border general not choosing to kill the infected people directly. He could only say that generals with different acting styles would choose. Strategies vary.

After all, infection ≠ instantly turns into a monster.

In the early days of this apocalypse, people always think that there is hope for healing.

"Indeed, now that the personnel in Langya Pass, including the personal guards who were originally responsible for Xuan Yue's security, are concentrated on the outside of the infected area, the defense around the general is actually much weaker." Linglong nodded.

"This is good news for the assassination mission. As long as there is chaos in Langya Pass first, our brothers on the periphery can respond immediately."

"Yes." Biwan nodded slightly. He put away the map and was ready to set off.

"By the way, Nuan Xue's research has also been carried out, but the situation is not very good. We... lack talents with this ability." Linglong turned to look at Ye Xiao with a wry smile. In the past two days, she had also changed from Ye Xiao to Xiao heard many opinions that were different from the general public.

For example, are there really a direct connection between natural disasters and the tyranny of the Dragon Empire? What if Nuan Xue didn't stop after killing the family?

Another example is that you can have slogans, which can be used to mobilize the enthusiasm of church members, but I hope that you, as senior leaders, will understand the purpose of your resistance.

So although Linglong still trusts her "loving mother", she has also accepted Ye Xiao's suggestion to take the initiative to study Nuan Xue as soon as possible. Unfortunately, they are currently unable to do so, and their progress is very slow.

"It's normal. This matter can't be rushed." Ye Xiao, who had already expected this, could only simply comfort him, "Maybe there will be more relevant clues in the Dragon Empire, and there will always be a solution in the future."

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In fact, both Lang Yaguan and the Loving Mother Cult, including Ye Xiao himself, lacked understanding of Nuan Xue's irreversibility.

It was because of Ye Xiao's personality that he would not easily conclude that an undetermined matter was completely irreversible.

The soldiers in Langya Pass and the followers of the Loving Mother Sect are derived from the sensibility of ordinary people.

They always think that this is a disease, a special "plague". As long as the Dragon Empire can be overthrown, the "Mother" will bless everyone and eliminate the disaster. Or as long as the doctors in the empire can develop medicine, everything will be fine. Get better.

Of course, maybe Xuan Yue, as a border general, had actually realized this, but he couldn't explain it to his soldiers.

It is easy to decide that as long as people are infected, there is no hope, and then order the killing of infected people who still have self-awareness, but the consequences of breaking this small hope are not something that anyone can bear.

But any choice will always have corresponding consequences, it has nothing to do with right or wrong.

The number of infected people has not decreased due to isolation management, but is increasing day by day. There are more and more cases of people turning into monsters completely. Langya Pass is also filled with fatigue and anxiety. Everyone is worried about whether they can still see the price of tomorrow.

Alienation proceeds slowly and unstoppably within the customs until the day comes when it completely breaks out.