Chapter 1424: The Strangeness of the Longyan

At this moment, on the European continent.

The Longyan army continued to advance deep into Austria, breaking through like a hot knife through butter.

However, as the front lines lengthened, the Longyan supply lines in Europe also grew longer and longer.

Weikeduo ordered the blockade of the Longyan army's supply lines, and the Austrian Army quickly mobilized.

But when they attacked the cities occupied by Longyan—these were the cities on the Longyan supply lines—just as they were capturing them.

They marched to the foot of the city walls.

The Austrian siege commander, looking at these cities of his own country, where in the past the clamor of the town could be heard from miles away, now heard not a single sound, and his brow furrowed.

He knew this situation was due to the orders of Weikeduo, but the real culprits were the Longyan army!

The Longyan army must bear all the responsibility!

This was a relatively prosperous city in Austria; he had not expected it to be in such a state of decay just days after being captured by Longyan.

Seeing only a few scattered guards on the city walls, he shouted coldly at the city defenders: "Damn Longyan, give our city back!"

"Yes, give our city back!"

The soldiers on the city walls saw that it was the Austrian Army coming to invade.

They hurried inside to report, and immediately after, the gates of the city swung open with a boom.

The Austrian Army immediately readied their gear for battle, prepared to fight to the death against the Longyan army rushing out of the city!

The Austrian Army commander drew his long sword, staring murderously at the city gate, but not a single soldier rushed out from within.

The Austrian garrison saw this scene, their eyes filled with confusion.

But their vigilance did not relax in the slightest; the Austrian Army officer raised an eyebrow, wondering what these Longyan were up to!

But it was definitely nothing good.

The adjutant under his command looked at the commander's expression, filled with confusion and vigilance.

The adjutant also had a look of confusion as he whispered to the commander: "Commander, since there are no guards at the city gate, should we charge in and take a look?"

Hearing this, the commander fell into deep thought; he glanced at his adjutant and then said: "That makes sense."

"But who should we send in?" the commander muttered in a low voice.

The situation inside was completely unknown; he had to send someone bold and meticulous.

Only then would it be possible to return alive and report what was happening inside.

He looked around; very few of the officers under his command were meticulous, until his gaze fell upon the adjutant.

As he looked at the adjutant, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Since you proposed this suggestion, this great task is entrusted to you."

Upon hearing his superior say these words, the adjutant was stunned for a moment, then looked at his superior as if begging for mercy.

"Commander, please reconsider; those Longyan are cunning and treacherous, they might have set an ambush inside!"

The commander's eyes grew even brighter when he heard this; he looked at his adjutant and patted him on the shoulder.

Not bad, you haven't even gone in yet and you've already guessed the situation inside.

If you don't go scout the path, who will?

The commander smiled and continued: "It is decided, it will be you."

The adjutant's face stiffened, and he hurriedly tried to decline: "That wouldn't be very good."

"No matter, it's you."

"If something happens to you, I will help collect your body."

Hearing this, the adjutant felt his heart go cold, and he was escorted into the city by a squad of men.

After entering the city, the adjutant saw that it was completely empty, and his face stiffened; this must be an ambush!

At this thought, the adjutant's expression hardened, and he drew the gun at his waist, watching everything around him vigilantly.

But after a long while, the adjutant

did not find a single Longyan in the city.

His expression gradually became confused, and his fear began to fade.

What was going on?

He left the city filled with confusion.

The Austrian commander saw his adjutant's figure from afar and was overjoyed.

"Call him over; I want to personally ask about the situation in the city."

The adjutant arrived before the commander, his mind still in a daze.

The commander looked at him and saw not a single scratch on his body, and his brow furrowed; this was not scientific.

How could there be no wounds? Did the Longyan ambush inside fail?

Could it be that there were no Longyan inside?

"What is the situation inside?"

The adjutant heard this, raised his head blankly, and looked at the commander, slightly stunned.

Only then did he realize he was no longer in the city and had already walked out.

"There isn't a single Longyan inside."

The commander heard this answer and pressed: "You say there isn't a single Longyan inside?"

The adjutant nodded; he couldn't believe it either.

But he had searched the entire city, and there simply wasn't a single Longyan.

The scattered Longyan who had been standing on the city walls earlier had also disappeared, he knew not where.

In short, there was not a single soul to be seen.

Upon hearing this news, the officer frowned; the Longyan were actually in the city, and since this was a very important city on their transport line, were they just abandoning it like this?

How could this be possible!

The Longyan's transport line consisted of the cities they had punched through, so if they abandoned it...

... there would be no transport line left in Austria.

The other cities all belonged to Austria and had garrisons; if the Longyan wanted to transport supplies, they would have to occupy this city first.

This is not Longyan; the Longyan army has no popular support here.

The Longyan people and the Austrian people are two completely different types of people, and the cultural conflict is intense.

Even if there were Austrians who wanted to be traitors, they would be in the minority and could not pose a threat at all.

"Occupy the city first, and report this matter up the chain of command."

The Austrian Army officer said in a deep voice.

*Slap! *

A chaotic, noisy argument erupted within the Upper House in Vienna.

"What is the meaning of this military report?"

"What do you mean by 'collapsed without an attack'!"

"The Longyan are cunning and deceitful; this kind of thing is definitely a conspiracy of theirs!"

Weikeduo opened the military report, looked at the contents, and habitually pinched the corners of his eyes.

Even he could not make heads or tails of such a military report.

The Senators gathered around the round table were arguing so loudly it was like a pot of porridge; Weikeduo looked up at them, his brows slightly furrowed.

The thirteen cities that Weikeduo had previously given up in a "lure the enemy into the trap" maneuver were now being returned by the Longyan in the exact same way.

The reasons behind this were well worth pondering.

Could it be that the Longyan army was now consolidating its forces in preparation for something?

Listening to the Senators' argument, Weikeduo fell into deep thought; he could only think of one such possibility right now.

But it was highly unrealistic, as there was a Longyan army of nearly 200,000 men that had already advanced into the belly of Austria, the belly of Europe.

Giving up the transport line at this time was equivalent to completely abandoning this force.

This did not seem like something the Longyan would do.