Chapter 191

Beside the massive Knightmare maintenance vehicle, Miss Cecil listened while tapping on the instrument panel. A robotic arm extended its enormous hand towards Lancelot; in its palm was a rectangular energy pack. It was the old energy pack that had just been replaced.

"Congratulations!"

This was followed by a cynical and flippant voice.

"You've passed the test, White Knight."

With his hands in his pockets, Lloyd, nicknamed Count Pudding Lloyd, said with a grin, "The Imperial Guard has relaxed their surveillance on you, Suzaku, have you noticed? Oh, and I also have some good news to tell you from Princess Vera: you're now a lieutenant!"

Suzaku Kururugi remained silent.

What's the price of this promotion?

The blood of our compatriots.

These are compatriots from the Warsaw branch of the EU Allied Forces W-ZERO unit, who were dispatched to the Lithuanian war zone to launch a desperate offensive against the Britannian Army.

After the encounter, he tried to persuade the other party to surrender, but all he received in response was sarcasm and insults.

With no other option, and with the supervisor and his comrades right beside him, Suzaku had no choice but to steel himself and kill them with a heavy heart.

The EU army's attitude towards Japanese-American boy soldiers in Europe was even worse than that of the ' Pureblood Faction; they were simply treated as human bombs! No matter how ruthless the Third Princess Vera was, even when she used numbered civilians as cannon fodder, she never gave the order, "You, go and self-destruct."

What caused Suzaku the most pain was undoubtedly the terrible transformation of his fellow soldiers from Area 11 Special Task Force.

After the firefight, they did not treat the Japanese in the EU as compatriots at all, and fired and wielded their knives without mercy, vying to kill their compatriots in front of the Britannian Army.

Their ferocious performance even suppressed the momentum of the Kamikaze Special Attack.

"Lord Lloyd."

The intelligent Cecile keenly sensed the change in atmosphere. He quietly walked over to Lloyd, who was still rambling on about 'captured EU [Alexander]', 'post-war rank conferment', and 'kill a few more and I'll find a way to equip you with a Lloyd backpack'. Then, without any mercy, he grabbed Lloyd by the back of the neck and dragged him into the engineering vehicle.

Looking at the two of them, Suzaku Kururugi's face, which was filled with worry and torment, showed a faint smile.

That's enough...

Even if many people misunderstand and attack, as long as Miss Cecil, Mr. Lloyd, Lelouch, Nunnally... the student council members, and Princess Euphemia understand and support, that's enough!

He turned his head to look at the Britannia front-line command headquarters, several kilometers away.

There, various types of Knightmare vehicles, heavy armored vehicles, and command equipment were clustered together, and the Third Princess Vera was there.

The Imperial Princess Royal Guard, after a period of intensive preparation and rest, is about to attack Königsberg.

Soon, another section of the military pontoon bridge was completed.

The engine roared to life in an instant.

Tanks and infantry fighting vehicles rolled over bushes and green belts on the embankment, their tracks and wheels kicking up muddy soil. Behind them followed off-road vehicles, transport vehicles, and heavy-duty maintenance vehicles, roaring across the pontoon bridge. The procession stretched for several kilometers, a truly magnificent sight.

"Miss Cecil, Mr. Lloyd, I'm off!"

With a nimble glide, Suzaku Kururugi slipped back into the cockpit of the Lancelot, and the machine rebooted.

"Huh? Suzaku, you've been fighting all day, aren't you going to take a break?"

Cecile ran out of the construction vehicle and shouted.

"No. We'll rest after we take Königsberg!"

The reason is simple: the place the princess longs for is so close, and she is eager to make progress.

Whoosh—!

"Wow? Interesting. A 'special envoy'? He's been fighting all day and can still go into battle. He's got good stamina."

At the forward command post, Nonette crossed his arms and watched the platinum-painted mech disappear into the horizon. He then quickly ordered the communications officer to retrieve the Knightmare pilot's information.

"Suzaku Kururugi... So it was him."

Nonette looked enlightened.

"That kill count? Really? He's only been piloting Knightmare for a few months?"

"This kid is a talent. If the information is correct, hone him well and he'll become Knights of the Round."

The Ninth Knight turned around and said, "Did you deliberately transfer him from District 11, or was it just a coincidence?"

"You guess."

After giving a perfunctory reply, Vera pulled her wavy hair back to her sides.

"Guess whether I'll guess or not."

"Alright. Stop being so sarcastic."

Vera waved her hand. "We'll go into battle once we've rested."

Nonette smacked her lips.

"You really know how to order people around, Your Highness Vera."

"Of course, I will only be ordering around more people in the future."

Vera smiled and, with the graceful movements of a pianist striking piano keys, touched the control panel with her fingers.

Finally, her finger stopped on the city called Königsberg.

"Tonight, spend the night at Königsberg Castle. Tell Secretary Ron to stop hiding and guard the flank of the Northern Army Group salient. Inform Secretary Moltke to intensify the offensive and give Pétain a scare. Oh, and don't forget to inform the southern front of Foch's death."

The average distance from the natural border river between Lithuania and East Prussia to Königsberg is 70 kilometers, with the closest point being less than 35 kilometers.

Looking out from the vantage point, Vera could already see the ancient city outline of Königsberg through her binoculars.

Unlike the Tokyo International Settlement in the District 11, which adopted a three-dimensional structure, this area features quaint streets built using geometric principles based on the large-scale urban construction reforms popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is dominated by neoclassical and old classical architecture, with fewer high-rise buildings.

With such thorough preparations, surely she couldn't possibly fail to break through?

The EU's decision-making body, comprised of three presidents, forty defense councilors, more than two hundred alternate councilors, and even more politician-style members of parliament, is not that efficient.

This is one of the fundamental reasons why the EU and Britannia, despite having similar overall national strength, suffered repeated defeats at the hands of the latter.

Without proper centralization, democracy leads to excessive freedom.

Snap!

Vera snapped her fingers lightly. "Gentlemen, please present Königsberg to me."

After she finished speaking, her followers and retainers swarmed out.

"Yes Your Highness!"×N.

The temporary field camp suddenly became much emptier.

Vera, however, did not rush to set off. She calmly rested her chin on her hand and searched for information about Königsberg.

It is not a military map, but rather a record of the city's founding history and the legends of related historical figures.

"Conquering East Prussia is enough for now. Don't bite off more than you can chew. The four great knightly orders, the Templars, the Hospitallers, the Teutons... hopefully there will be clues about the ruins."

With a silent murmur, Vera stood up and walked towards the silver-gray steel giant that had finished charging and maintenance.

On this day, the conquerors from Britannia, the rulers of Central, Southern, and Eastern Europe, the unified Habsburg of Germany, the Romanovs of Russia, and the monarchs of Hohenzollern returned to her loyal Königsberg.

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Chapter 185 Vera in Königsberg.

Königsberg under the Britannia army's attack.

The suffix is 'fort', and as the name suggests, it is a military fortress.

This ancient city, formerly a military fortress, was founded in the 13th century by the Teutonic Knights' Northern Crusade. It was successively designated as the capital or capital city by the Teutonic Knights State, the Duchy of Prussia, and East Prussia.

[CODE GEASS] In the context of the French Revolution and the Napoleon Wars, just as Britannia lost its ancestral homeland of Britain, Hohenzollern also lost its birthplace, East Prussia.

Napoleon was such a beast, he was incredibly skilled in combat.

The past is the past, and the present is the present. The glorious days of the Gallic Rooster are now just a memory.

The erosion of representative bureaucracy over a long period, the symptoms of liberal extremism, the spread of the politics of keeping the masses ignorant, and the emergence of large financial groups and political cliques... have caused this once beacon of democracy and a beacon of the world to weaken day by day.

Now, it's Britannia's time!

The setting sun was like blood.

The Knightmare continued their pursuit, while the Imperial Princess Royal Guard withdrew into the city to take over its defenses and garrison the city. Meanwhile, other units continued to arrive in Altstadt, Kneiphof, and Lebecht, including the Area 11 Special Task Force.

Many of them were filthy, their bodies covered in gunpowder and mud, telling the story of the fierce battles they had endured during this period, whether they were a handful of Sunderland armored cavalry or a large number of mechanized infantry.

The ancient royal gates, cathedral, castle, and city hall have been adorned with the Britannia flag, featuring a eagle and a blue serpent protecting the crown, which flutters in the blood-red sunset.

The deep blue flags of the EU alliance slid down from all sides and were trampled on by passing soldiers.

War correspondents and war correspondents recorded these precious moments in their own ways.

Suddenly, the cheers from both inside and outside the city rose to an even higher level.

"All Hail Vera!"

A quick-thinking reporter realized what was happening, sprinted to a place with a clear view, pulled out his DSLR camera, and with a leap, aimed the lens at the air at an extremely tricky angle, and clicked!

With light and shadow intertwined, time stands still, and in the fleeting moment captured, a scene is frozen in time.

Against the backdrop of the recaptured Königsberg, the Britannia Empire flag rises, the battle-hardened soldiers cheer, the EU Alliance flag is trampled, the Knightmare mechs stand tall, and—in the sunset, a steel giant slowly descends, bathed in the sunlight.

With its proud, seraph-like appearance and grand, elegant silver, gray, blue, and gold paint scheme, it is taller and larger than any of the Knightmare mechs currently in service worldwide!

[Excalibur], the military and political commander of European Britannia: the Third Princess's private plane.

Vera piloted her mech to Knephof Island (Kande Island) in the city center.

To be precise, it is the Cathedral of Our Lady and St. Adelbert.

It was once a fortress and monastery of the Teutonic Antimatter Legion.

A simple Gothic cathedral made of red bricks.

At least the fleeing EU garrison didn't dare to mess with her and resort to a scorched-earth policy.

Vera narrowed her eyes.

Once she enters the church to pay respects to her ancestors, half of her special military operation will be successfully completed. As for the remaining half, that's speculation, and it depends on the church's condition...

If any fool actually hopes to weaken her political influence and capital gained after reclaiming and returning to her ancestral homeland by destroying old royal tombs, monuments, churches, and family castles, then the game of Knights Wars is pointless.

She will show the originator what a ruthless war is.

Thump, thump.

After a brief flight, with a slight tremor in the ground, Vera piloted Excalibur and landed with her Imperial Guard.

This Imperial Guard is different from the combined arms, multi-unit Imperial Guard; they are professional fighters, not many in number, dedicated bodyguards, responsible for covering Vera's escape when the battle situation deteriorates.

Whether we need it or not, we must have it.

When it comes to planning ahead, Vera never skimps on things like saving her life.

Therefore, the entire Imperial Guard was equipped with the latest Knightmare VII prototype mass-produced machine, the Vincent Alpha Type, and was well prepared.

Surrounded by a large group, the Third Princess appeared even more majestic and imposing.

Meanwhile, the ground staff had been waiting for a long time.

As Vera stepped out of the Excalibur cockpit, using the machine's outstretched hand as a step, she landed lightly and steadily. The sound of clashing metal lances rang out as the officers stood at attention, chests puffed out, the heels of their hard-soled military boots clicking crisply as they saluted.

Vera returned the gift.

As he walked inside, he asked, "Who was the first to ascend?"

"Lieutenant Brown of the Imperial Guard."

The fact that he didn't bring the title "Qing" means that he was not a nobleman.

"He was granted the title of Knight Marquis, and his military rank was promoted three levels."

Vera said without turning her head, "After the battle, he is ordered to go to military academy for further study."

"Yes, Your Highness."

How did the people from District 11 perform?