Chapter 12 Quick Freezing for Ten Hours

The flood was just as I guessed. It retreated very slowly and could still reach the thighs after an hour. It seemed that the speed I estimated was quite fast, but the actual situation was worse than imagined. Fortunately, my troops are mainly cavalry, and both the small hunting dragon and our mounts are relatively large. It would be really troublesome for ordinary war horses.

Although it's not very comfortable to soak like this all the time, we can still find some balance by thinking that the guys in the city are also soaking in the water. But as time went on something new seemed to emerge.

"Hey... hello!" Zhenhong asked me tremblingly, "Do you feel the temperature is dropping?"

"The temperature has dropped?" I looked around, and Ling and Xiaochun nodded to me. I took off my helmet and really felt a blast of cold wind. "Wow, what's going on?"

Zhen Hong trembled and said: "It's probably caused by this heavy rain. Usually it will cool down when it rains, but now it suddenly rains so much and the temperature must have dropped a lot. But the temperature has also dropped too fast!"

Lucky suddenly said: "Weather is a very complex and precise system. Problems in every link will lead to a series of abnormal reactions. Forcibly creating large-scale and high-intensity abnormal precipitation will definitely be accompanied by large-scale continuous abnormal weather."

Zhenhong asked in surprise: "Do you know a lot? Who told you?"

Xing Xing said without thinking: "No one told me that I was the one in Nature..." He suddenly got stuck.

"What's wrong?"

"The results of observations in the messy... messy... messy weather!"

"Oh! You are so smart. Zero's artificial intelligence is becoming more and more advanced, and it even has system analysis capabilities!"

Zhenhong didn't seem to hear the question in his words, but I did, because Lucky actually got this knowledge from the magazine "Nature", and I actually gave him the book. There is no "Nature" magazine in the game. It would be great fun if Lucky said he saw it in "Nature" magazine.

I quickly interrupted: "I don't know if the temperature will continue to drop like this. What if it snows?"

Seeing me looking at her, Xiao Longnu shook her head quickly. "I don't know. I can't say for sure!"

Zhenhong immediately turned around and asked Lucky: "Didn't you do some research? What do you think will happen next?"

Lucky looked at me first, and then continued after receiving a nod in reply: "Rain clouds maintain a very low temperature state at high altitudes. Although the clouds themselves are water vapor masses, under the low pressure state at high altitudes , water can maintain a mixed state of gas clouds and small water droplets at very low temperatures, and is quite stable. These low-temperature water vapors are actually only a few degrees, or even past the freezing point, and some are directly in the form of ice crystals Suspended in the clouds. When conditions are right, these low-temperature mixtures will quickly turn into water and fall to the ground. Ice crystals need to absorb heat to melt, and rainwater also needs heat to heat up. Everyone knows this. But the low-temperature water vapor in the gas cloud is in the liquid The transformation process will violate everyone's common sense of physics. Instead of dissipating heat, it absorbs heat. The final result is that the clouds absorb a large amount of heat energy when they turn into rain. The loss of this heat energy causes the air to cool down quickly, and the reflective effect of the clouds is also reduced. Depriving the ground of its main source of heat energy - sunlight, the result is that the temperature continues to drop. The low temperature will cause the air density to increase, and the heavier cold air will sink and transfer the heat around this area to the surroundings. It blows away, making the center cooler. At the same time, the low pressure caused by the sinking air will pull the low-temperature air at high altitudes toward the ground to further cool the ground."

Zhenhong interrupted: "Wait a minute, I'm a little dizzy when you say that. Do you mean the temperature here will continue to drop?"

Lucky said: "It will decrease in the short term, but as long as there is enough sunlight, the balance will soon be restored. Although the atmospheric system is sophisticated, it has a strong self-balancing ability. However, judging from the current intensity of sunlight, the temperature will not rise within three or four days. And the temperature will continue to drop from now on, reaching the lowest point in 10 hours, and then slowly and steadily rise."

"Fortunately, it's just a cooling down, it shouldn't be too serious." Zhenhong said reassuringly.

I'm not as optimistic as she is. "Cooling? How low will it go?"

Lucky thought for a while and said: "I don't know about this. Detailed information is needed to calculate the final possible temperature drop."

"Approximately how much?"

"It's about as low as 20 degrees below zero."

"What?" Zhenhong also realized the seriousness of the problem. "Twenty degrees below zero? There is water under our feet!"

This is troublesome. There is water everywhere. Once the temperature drops, it will turn into a large ice sheet. It's not a good thing to be fighting on ice. "Can it be avoided?" I asked Lucky.

Lucky said: "Yes, but the method is too extreme. I don't think there is any need to try it."

"Tell me."

"Create an updraft to send cold air up into the sky."

Zhenhong immediately asked: "How to make it?"

"Explosion. A big explosion, like a tank's magic crystal bombardment, but more powerful. If there are 1,000 tanks firing at the same point, it should be enough."

"Let's find another way!" Zhenhong immediately gave up this method.

Ling suddenly said: "Actually, it's colder. If our attack is blocked, won't the opponent's defense be disturbed as well?"

"That's right." Xiao Longnu also agreed with Ling's meaning.

I reassured everyone: "Okay, okay, just let the temperature drop. It shouldn't affect our siege."

Zhenhong said: "But I'm so cold."

"Of course you'll be cold in what you wear. Just change into the order suit."

"oh!"

The temperature really started to drop just like Lucky said, and it got worse than Lucky expected. The temperature has reached freezing point in just two hours. Fortunately, my summoned creatures are not afraid of the cold. The cavalry team had to move back and forth in the water to prevent themselves from being frozen in the ice. If the water this meter deep was completely frozen, even a big man like a heavy armored dragon would be in trouble, not to mention that the little dragon hunter itself did not have a heavy armored dragon. So tall.

Three hours later, the temperature dropped to minus 7 degrees, and the water surface was completely frozen. Although the water below was not frozen, people could already stand on the ice. Big guys like Ankylosaurus can only continue to move in ice water because the thickness of the ice cannot fully support their weight for the time being.

The adorable Dart found a new game, and he started skating, which then evolved into a group activity for my pets. This is done partly because of boredom, and secondly because the temperature here is too low, and the activities can organize themselves and freeze together with the ice.

Four hours later, the temperature has dropped to minus fifteen degrees, and all the water has turned into ice. We can now move around on the ice with confidence. Such thick ice will not break even if the tank is opened. We all stood on the ice sheet, watching the water vapor we breathed turn into hoarfrost and hang on our armor masks. The only thing that hasn't changed is the sub-dragon cavalry. They are undead and don't breathe at all, but the little dragon hunters are all breathing hot air and moving around restlessly. There is still a difference between living creatures and undead.

When the ice was completely frozen, we started a new round of harassment battle. The main task this time was the air superiority confirmation battle that could not be completed due to heavy rain. At present, the opponent still maintains a large air force. Although it is definitely impossible to defeat us, I don't want the airborne to be interfered with. It is very important to avoid the death of our guild members. We have no way to resurrect here. In order to ensure that there are enough soldiers to defend the city after occupying the city, we must minimize casualties during the attack.

I will not participate in this aerial decisive battle. The opponent has very little remaining strength. The main force of the battle is still my dragon and flying birds. Zhenhong also sends out her spear to help, which is faster. The battle lasted for more than ten minutes and ended. The opponent's flying monsters were no match at all. Fortunately, they defeated all the flying creatures like flies and then returned.

At this time, the temperature had dropped to minus 20 degrees, but it still had no intention of stopping. Apparently Lucky's estimate was too conservative, and the temperature change was larger than expected. After a little rest, we started the air raid harassment war. The opponent no longer has an air force, so why not make good use of it?

Zhenhong said that she would go offline and rest for a while, and after she went offline, I also started the official air raid. The giant dragons fluttered their wings and lifted off the ground, followed by other flying demon pets. This time we specially brought Ling and Xiaochun with us. Since we want to harass them, of course we need the help of a mage who is good at long-range attacks.

The flying bird took my guardian spear and launched a surprise attack from a low altitude against the city wall. The flying bird's speed was not obvious in the air, but it was particularly exaggerated when it reached the ground. The city wall a few kilometers away arrived in front of them in an instant. The other players noticed that our side was taking off again. They were about to report it when they suddenly felt a chill on their necks. Birds and spears flew past them, and their heads also flew out. . Players in the city saw what happened on the city wall and immediately started defensive operations.

The gunmen in the city raised their guns and started shooting at the flying birds and my guardian spear. But how could a single-shot rifle hit a jet plane? Although there have been records of rifles shooting down airplanes in history, few people tried their luck, and most of them missed the target. Several players climbed up to a tower and aimed at the flying bird rushing toward them, preparing to fire when it arrived. However, there was a sudden fluctuation in the air in front of the flying bird. The flying bird made a sharp turn and flew in another direction, and that fluctuation The floating transparent air ball hit the tower straight. With a bang, rubble flew randomly from the front of the tower, and the players inside were blown out from the opposite side. Not everyone can withstand Asuka's sound pressure bomb.

On the other side, several players were working hard on a building to turn the few remaining functional ballistae in the city. Most of the machinery was wet by the rain, which caused the temperature to drop and all the weapons to freeze. Because these doors are located high and initially covered with canvas, they are barely usable. They set their target on Lucky this time. After all, he was bigger and easier to target.

As they were trying to aim their guns in a lucky direction, one player inadvertently looked back, and then started yelling: "Back there!"

When they turned around, they only saw Plague swooping down with its wings spread out. Its huge hind claws accurately grabbed the ballista and then flapped its wings fiercely to fly upward. Pebbles flew randomly and accompanied by the sound of metal twisting, Plague literally pulled the ballista up with half of the roof, and then he flew towards the other cannon. This would be easier, just hang the ballista under him. Throwing the ballistae up, the two ballistae immediately turned into a pile of rubbish.

Xiao San flew over a building, and the players below immediately fired into the sky. As a result, the dragon missed but was attacked by dragon flames falling from the sky. Immediately, there were several burning people screaming and running around the city. The deterrent effect was quite good. In fact, our attacks could have been more violent, but in order to ensure the safety of urban buildings, we had to use precision strikes as much as possible, which made us somewhat constrained.

The air raid lasted for half an hour before stopping. The entire harassment process did not cause many deaths, but it caused many casualties. It's also good to consume their medicines. From now on, I will conduct uninterrupted aerial harassment, harassing every minute, half an hour each time, until the players in my guild start to come online one after another. The whole process resulted in the deaths of more than 200 people, but the harassment effect was achieved. It has been more than 16 hours since the declaration of war. During this process, my harassment has almost never stopped. Most of the enemies have begun to feel faint, and the leader of the opponent has begun to organize people to go offline to rest in a planned way. Most people can't stand being online for 17 hours.

The appointed time is approaching, and players in our guild are starting to come online one after another. Everyone's inquiries began to appear in the guild channel, so I had to stop the harassment and go back to the valley to explain the situation. Fortunately, Rose and several other guild leaders came online early. I told them the location and asked them to organize the team transfer, while I went back to guard first.

The quality of the players in our guild is pretty good, and they all arrived at the appointed time. A team must have this kind of quality in order to have combat effectiveness. The purpose of "drilling" training in the army is actually for the purpose of quality training. If we agree on a time and you still wait for me and I wait for you, that will be troublesome.

Since we didn't have much time, we decided not to move the carriages yet. The red flames continue to guard the valley, and players take their guardian beasts and magic pets and use their guardian spears to fly directly outside the Free City. The first thing everyone said when they arrived here was: "Why is it so cold?"

The temperature difference between this place and the surrounding areas is too large, so it attracted everyone's attention. The temperature in the surrounding areas is around 22 degrees, but outside Liberty City it is already minus 51 degrees. None of us expected the temperature to drop so much.

Ziyue, Kristina and Black Bear were the most surprised when they came online. Others had never seen the original appearance of this place, and although they felt it was unusually cold, they were not much surprised. Zhenhong came online midway and learned about the cooling issue. When Ziyue and the three of them went offline, it was still a warm grassland, but when they came back up again, it had turned into a large ice field.

He gathered everyone together and repeatedly explained the goals of the battle and some precautions, and then asked everyone to prepare first, mainly to adapt to not falling when fighting on the ice. Several of our leaders used telescopes on the top of the mountain next to the city to observe the situation in the city and design specific attack arrangements.

The little think tank Sumei began to analyze the key points of tactics for us. "The first thing to pay attention to is the safety of airborne operations. The actual situation in history tells us that casualties in airborne operations generally have two factors. The first is the opponent's air defense capability. It seems that Brother Ziri has solved this for us. The other is the soldiers The most dangerous period is the time before the soldiers land and form a combat formation. However, our guild has an advantage, and that is the guardian beast spear. They can send us directly to the ground in formation, Instead of being in a 'chaotic' mess like paratroopers and then regrouping. Another important point is to divide, and Xiaoyao will introduce the specific matters."

Xiaoyao immediately started: "Airborne operations are generally used to play time lag. The main goal is to occupy important locations in advance. The purpose is to cooperate with the frontal offensive troops to divide, surround and disintegrate the enemy. However, we do not have frontal troops. We ourselves are the frontal troops." Troops, so we must do a good job in inserting them. If we run randomly, the losses will be huge. After the observation just now, I calculated the density of the opponent and made a rough estimate. Currently, the number of defenders in the opponent's city is about 10,000. More than a thousand points. According to the information provided by Black Bear, there are about 50,000 people in this guild. Many of them were killed by Brother Ziri. In addition to the long-term harassment, many people are no longer online. This is a good thing. But the number of enemies is still greater than ours. However, we have guardian steel claws and spears, so our actual number of battles is multiplied by three. Brother Ziri’s summoned creatures are also a large team, so they should be able to help a lot Busy. Everyone just needs to be careful not to go to the wrong place. Each team just needs to clean up and defend its mission area, and try not to support each other. That's all I have to say."

Ying said: "One more thing. I must tell everyone, try to let the guardian beast protect you when fighting. If the guardian is defeated, you can resurrect. If we die, we can return home. We must pay attention to this."

Bai Ling also said: "The ice is also a problem. Most of our members don't know how to skate. It's quite dangerous to fight on the ice."

Su Mei said: "Don't worry about this, we can't stand firmly and so will they. And the solution is very simple, just let people who don't know how to fight on the ice ride steel claws and pin them down. The claws of the steel claws can grip the ground. It won’t slip.”

"This is a good idea." Rose said to me: "Please use the guild channel to notify us."

After discussing for a long time, everyone finally decided on the general strategy. We conducted the last round of air strikes before the official attack. This time there were more people participating in the battle. The swarms of flying spears really cover the sky and avoid the sun! The city was in chaos almost instantly. The situation was similar to the first time we encountered long guns in Germany. Most people have never seen the crazy fighting style of spears, and the characteristic of spears is that their combat effectiveness increases exponentially as their number increases, making people in the city unable to think about the future.

After the air raid, a large number of people from the other guild suddenly came online. It may have been prepared by the other guild leader, but we suddenly stopped the attack. After waiting for more than half an hour, many people's online time started to alert the police. People who are forced to go offline by the system are different from people who go offline naturally. Those players would suddenly collapse while walking as if they were having a heart attack, and then disappear after a second or two. As soon as we saw this situation, we immediately became excited. The opponent has reached his limit, which is a great opportunity for us to attack! Seeing that there are fewer and fewer people in the city, there will soon be less than 10,000 people left.

"That's almost it, let's start the attack!" I gave the final attack order.

The players in the guild recalled their guardian spears and climbed up, their steel claws temporarily put away. I am different from them. My mission is to lead my small army into the city from the front. Anyway, the city wall is so high that no one can stop it. Moreover, the soil washed down by the flash flood has almost piled the city wall to the ground.

I rode on the back of Yeying and waited for my members. Their spears needed some time to climb to a high altitude. In order to ensure the effect, we adopted a crazy vertical airborne strategy. Players and their spears will dive vertically to the ground from high altitude in an accelerating sprint. When they approach the city, they will suddenly pull up to let the players come down. This method can ensure that the time from discovery to landing for my members does not exceed seconds. This speed can absolutely guarantee the safety of airborne landings.

Eagle informed me directly on the guild channel: "We have reached an altitude of 8,000 meters and are still climbing."

"Understood." I raised my right hand high, and the sub-dragon cavalry behind me immediately started to move excitedly. Fortunately, they were also ready to take off and could start sprinting at any time.

Ten minutes later, the Eagle informed again: "We have reached 12,000 meters and are now circling the entire team."

My raised right hand clenched into a fist, and the eyes of the sub-dragon cavalry behind me shone with red light. Ling and Xiaochun began to increase the status of everyone. Xiaochun mainly assisted in restoring blood, increasing defense and resisting magic, while Ling directly used the overall strengthening technique to strengthen various attributes such as attack and defense agility in a short period of time.

The hawk's last cue was accompanied by the howling wind. "Everyone enters the dive and starts the supersonic jet."

I waved my raised right hand forward: "Attack!"