The fiefdom increases by 1 soldier in 1 second, and the empress kneels down and begs not to rebel

Looking at the swinging pointer, Gustav was in a dilemma. He turned his head to look at von Palen who was surrounded by the crowd. He was looking at the statue of Saint Marin with a solemn expression, and the area under the statue was filled with salutes.

In a few minutes the Westerly Bell of Light will ring, and after the bell, all these salutes will be fired, and the New Year's carnival will reach its peak. This will be the most important moment of tonight.

"Gustav, you must be there when the New Year's bells ring in."

"The medal has been lost for some time. I think the result will be the same whether you go back earlier or later to look for it. Besides, there are so many people here tonight, it may not be found."

"I think you should not have too high expectations." Wolfgang said, touching his chin.

After saying this, Gustav's face gradually darkened. After thinking for a while, he finally sighed helplessly:

"Then I'll go after the bell rings. I have to try to find it."

Wolfgang did not respond, but turned his head to look at the West Light Clock.

At this moment, the guards on duty in the square suddenly shouted in unison: "Stop!"

Gradually, the laughing crowd became quiet. Everyone remained silent, but the smiles on their faces remained.

They all looked towards the towering clock tower, waiting for the upcoming New Year's bell.

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Meanwhile, in Port Brulo.

The scene on the sea at this moment was so severe that Bernhard could no longer bear to look at it. He seemed to have lost all his strength and became unprecedentedly haggard.

It had only been about half an hour since the bombardment began, but the Black Powder Fleet had lost almost half of its troops in the enemy's intensive artillery fire.

This was certainly because the Black Powder Fleet was unable to fight back and was too close to the enemy ships, so it just allowed the Yan people to bombard them, but such terrible casualties still made Bernhardt difficult to accept.

If defenses had been deployed around the port of Brulo from the beginning and all the troops had been kept here, the situation would not have been so tragic at this moment.

If the Black Powder Fleet was completely destroyed in the fierce battle tonight, then all the reinforcements organized previously would be wiped out. This is definitely a loss caused by misjudgment, which could have been avoided.

"Sir, the enemy shows signs of retreating." At this time, Dingle beside him said while holding up a telescope.

Bernhot shook his head, trying to focus on the battle that was not yet over, and then he said:

"The bombardment has worked. The port's defenses are solid and reliable. Even if they continue to attack, they will have to pay a huge price."

"Without backup, the Yan people definitely don't want to lose too many troops in this battle."

After this was said, Dinger nodded and said, "I think so too."

"I just received news from the sentinels. They roughly counted the number of Yan Nation warships that came. There are about four to five hundred warships."

"But we have to say that their warships are indeed strong. It is difficult for our shells to cause great damage to them in a short period of time. Fortunately, we have enough ammunition. As long as their soldiers expose their bodies, we can still kill them."

"And if they try to land by force, we will inflict heavy casualties on them as long as they get off the ship," Dinggel said with certainty.

Dingle's confidence at this moment was definitely not blind. Earlier, when the sentinels saw the Yan Kingdom fleet chasing the Black Powder Fleet and approaching the Brulo Port, the port defenders immediately took action. In addition to the existing fortifications, they also did more defensive work.

Not to mention the tactical trenches that have long existed and the temporary positions formed by a large number of sandbags, the flat and vast landing beach alone has now been lined with several iron nets and countless sharp iron spikes buried on the ground. The entire beach is covered with obstacles, which can effectively prevent the enemy from advancing with artillery vehicles. Even if the enemy chooses to attack with scattered soldiers, their high-altitude artillery positions and blockhouses can effectively curb the enemy's progress.

These defenses made full use of the advantages of the terrain. In addition, since the port of Brulo was the most important of the three major ports and was under attack by the enemy, Bernhardt had gathered most of the troops on the coastline here earlier.

Now, behind the coastal defense line of the port, three urgently transferred army infantry divisions are on standby. If the enemy really wants to force a landing despite heavy casualties, then even if they rush out of the beach and step into the buildings to fight, the army will continue to send reinforcements.

Therefore, even if it becomes a protracted war, our reinforcements will increase more and more. On the other hand, even if the Yan army has more advanced weapons, every death of theirs means one less.

The enemy's retreat now is undoubtedly due to their judgment that continuing the fierce battle will be extremely unfavorable to them.

But then Bernhardt said:

"No, they won't evacuate like this."

They would not evacuate like this, and Dingle, who had never put down the telescope, also realized it at this time.

"The shelling is still going on, although it has weakened, but they can continue firing while turning... This is really..." Dinger's mouth twitched.

"Edman's fleet was defeated by them, and the Star Archipelago fell so quickly. These battles were not because our army was at a disadvantage, but because they did...have more advanced warships." Bernhardt said with a gloomy face.

Dingle was speechless, but his expression became increasingly ugly. An extremely thorny problem was gradually emerging.

"They are about to leave our shooting range." At this time, an army major general next to him said in a stiff voice.

"They are going to bomb outside the range of our artillery fire."

"I'm afraid it's going to be a long fight tonight."