Chapter 125: Street Fighting
In order to find out the truth, Xiao Tori asked An Jie to write down the whole incident in a letter and send it back to the Bluestone Palace. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
On October 3, 170 of the new calendar, the imperial concubines who remained in the Qingshi Palace learned of the incident. Everyone was guessing who the woman was, but Yu Mingli didn't say anything.
As a police worker who is often in contact with criminal investigation cases, Yu Mingli read the letter twice seriously. She extracted all the clues and sorted them out for analysis. In her opinion, the suspect was only Shirley, and it could not be anyone else. But the test results cleared Shirley's suspicions, so this became an unsolved case.
After some thought, Yu Mingli found that there was something wrong with the way the bird was tested. Although Myer's wives have reached a consensus on Myer's ability to "start the lottery", they have no direct evidence that Myer's ability is 100% effective.
Myer's wife was found to be pregnant the day after intercourse, but this was at best a sample survey that would prove that the ability was valid, and that it was effective in the subjects of the survey. The fact that only eighteen people participated in the survey, and that Myr's first wives did not participate in the survey, but only estimated the results by day, made the survey quite limited.
Even if Mel had intercourse with 100 women and examined them one by one the next day to confirm that they were all pregnant, it would not be 100% effective for Mel's abilities. Because these 100 women are not representative of all women in the world, this result can only prove that Myer's ability exists, but it cannot prove that Myer's ability is effective for all women.
However, Birdie tested Shirley on the premise that "Meier's abilities work for all women", and there is obviously an error in this method, and the margin of error is uncertain. Therefore, the bird should not rule out suspicion of Shirley just because she is not pregnant. That said, now Shirley is still the suspect, and the only one.
But Yu Mingli didn't tell the imperial concubines what he thought. Although the imperial concubines were still speculating about who the woman was, for them, the result was no longer important. At the moment when Shirley was listed as a suspect, the nature of this matter has changed from derailment to a father and daughter who are unacceptable to most people in the new world, and the influence has increased many times. Therefore, the best choice now is to let this matter settle down, which is in the best interest of the Byrens family.
In fact, Leah also noticed this. Dealing with intelligence a lot, she can easily come to the same conclusion as Yu Mingli. She made the same choice as Yu Mingli, but unlike Yu Mingli, she directly chose to play stupid, instead of putting on a "I know but I just don't say" like Yu Mingli.
If Xiaoxiao analyzed it carefully, she could have come to the same conclusion. But she didn't analyze because she didn't. She has information that other imperial concubines do not have, and because of this, she can make the right judgment in the first place.
Shirley thought badly about her father—if it was just "had", which shouldn't have been. Shirley hasn't done anything to Mel over the years, at least in the eyes of Mel and Xiaoxiao, but that doesn't mean she's given up. Shirley has never been willing to go on a blind date, and there is not even a sign of falling in love. Others don't know what she's for, but Xiaoxiao does.
If a woman does not let go of a man, it is possible for her to accept a blind date. But if a woman refuses to accept another man for a long time after loving a man, then she definitely still loves that man. But Xiaoxiao can't force Shirley to marry another man, because she is Kiki's daughter. Kiki entrusts Shirley to Xiaoxiao, which is a kind of trust. If Xiaoxiao forces Shirley to marry a man she doesn't love and makes her have an unhappy marriage, Xiaoxiao will live up to Kiki's trust.
What's more, Xiaoxiao has always treated Shirley as her own daughter, and she really wants to make Shirley happy. But the happiness that Shirley wants is to marry her father, and this happiness cannot be given to her by a smile. Xiaoxiao will not accept her because of Kaguya's background, which shows that she is a woman who attaches great importance to ethics, so she will never allow this kind of thing to happen.
Xiaoxiao really wanted to talk to Shirley, but Shirley didn't know that Xiaoxiao knew about it, she pretended to have given up on Meier on the surface, there was no flaw at all, and Xiaoxiao didn't have a chance to talk to her at all. In fact, when Maier decided to go to the Zhanggul war zone to supervise the war, only Xiaoxiao supported him. She knew that Mel had cheered up, and that she was going to give her husband confidence at this time. By the time Xiaoxiao learned that Shirley was also in the Zhanggul war zone, Maier was already almost at her destination, and it was too late for her to stop it.
So when he learned that Maier was not in a good mental state, Xiaoxiao was the first to propose to send the imperial concubine to accompany him. Xiaoxiao felt that as long as the princesses were there, Shirley would definitely be more restrained and not make mistakes. However, her decision instead created an opportunity for Shirley to complete her plan ahead of schedule.
Xiaoxiao doesn't know how Shirley achieved her goal. With what she knew about Myer, it was impossible for him to take the initiative to make a move against his daughter. So there is no doubt that Shirley used a stratagem and may have even drugged Mel directly - Myer was unable to confirm the woman's identity after having intercourse, which was obviously a sign after being tricked.
Xiaoxiao regrets it very much now, but the mistake has been made, and regret is useless. All she can do now is to pretend that she doesn't know anything and guess the woman's identity with the princesses, and thank God in her heart for not letting Shirley get pregnant. Xiaoxiao can't imagine what will happen to Shirley after she becomes pregnant, but it is certain that many people will be injured and even bleed because of it.
On the other hand, Shirley began to languish from the moment she learned that she was not pregnant. The princesses thought that Shirley had become like this because of Myer's cheating, and comforted her that maybe those things had never happened at all. But such words obviously could not comfort Shirley, and at one point made Shirley think that she was hallucinating.
On November 1, 170 New Calendar, Maier decided to return to the Bluestone Palace. Shirley also decided to go back together, so the Byrons family left Plandowang. The Battle of Prandowong did not officially end until September 173 of the new calendar, and as time passed, the event was slowly forgotten, and only the parties and those involved remembered it.
On July 12, 172 of the new calendar, the news that the imperial army was approaching Ding'an Castle focused everyone's attention on the capital of the Ira Empire. The contract shrine outside the castle was the first to defect and surrender to the Imperial Army. They are willing to accept the adoption of the new shrine, hoping that the new shrine will retain their shrine name.
The contract shrine happened to be the thirty-tenth Ira Shrine whose name was retained, and after the acquisition of the contract shrine, there were only six Iraa Shrines left that had not been conquered by the Empire. Lingyu investigated the information of these six shrines through the Supervisory Committee, and found that none of the six shrines could be retained by Meier, so it was just in line with the oracle that Lingyu had unraveled.
On July 18, the Imperial Army persuaded Liang Ben to surrender. As long as Liang Ben surrendered on behalf of the Ira Empire, the Empire's war against the Ira forces was completely over. However, Liang Ben did not surrender, he said that the Ira Empire would fight to the last man and would never surrender to the Byronic Empire.
On July 20, after negotiations were fruitless, the Imperial Army had to launch an attack on the city of Ding'an. But just as the Imperial Army fired the first shot, the defenders of the city raised the white flag. This situation baffled the Imperial Army, didn't it say that it would not surrender? Why did you change your mind before you could fight?
It was not until the Imperial Army accepted the surrender and Ding'an City that they learned that Emperor Ira Liang Ben had run away from the secret passages of the palace with his descendants. The Imperial Army thought that Liang Ben would take away a lot of important things, but they didn't want Liang Ben to just take away the necessary money, food and equipment, and didn't take anything like the territory and household registration.
This strange situation made the imperial army mutter, and they did not dare to continue to advance for fear of deception, and sent additional troops to guard the city of Ding'an, which had just been occupied. However, months passed, and nothing happened in Ding'an City. On July 16, 173 AH, the last Iraa faction announced its surrender, and the Empire's war of conquest against the Iraa faction came to an end.
In November of the same year, the last Tugu kingdom was conquered, and the empire's war of conquest against the Tugu people came to an end. In this way, the only target of the empire is the Letins.
The Empire's war of conquest of the Lettings did not go well. It's not that the resistance of the Leting people is tenacious, many of the Leiding people who were oppressed by the nobility were willing to join the Byronic Empire. However, the Ryding magicians refused to surrender, and their main force held the city, and they also formed guerrilla detachments following the example of the Elt Revolutionary Army, attacking small units and supply teams of the Imperial Army.
The way the Leyting army defended the city was very vicious. They would abandon the walls, open the gates, and engage in street battles with the Imperial army. The Tajon Elf Legion and the Ilibi troops were not good at melee combat, and advanced muskets and newer rifles were not well suited for street fighting, so the siege had to be carried out by troops of other races.
The street battle between the Imperial Army and the Letin Army was very tragic, and the Imperial Army participating in the street battle were equipped with special sunglasses to defend against the optical attacks of the Lighting Mage, but this only slightly reduced the disadvantage of the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army had to attack, but the Leyting Army only had to defend. They can anticipate the attack route of the Imperial army and set up an ambush in advance.
The Rytin Wizard in street fights is very scary, especially when it comes to defensive battles. They usually carry light crossbows and enough bolts, and when combined with their reserves of dominance, they carry double ammunition. Because of the Leitin Magic Protector, the Leiding Mages do not have to melee with enemies, and slightly farther enemies can be dealt with with crossbow arrows. A tactical squad of a Ryding mage, six crossbowmen and five melee infantrymen can take advantage of the terrain to beat fifty or even a hundred enemies when fighting defensive battles in urban terrain.
One of the most fatal aspects of street fighting is that it is difficult for large forces to deploy and make full use of the superiority of troops. Moreover, the terrain of the city is very complex, and there may be enemies hidden behind every room and every window, but innocent civilians may also be hidden there. If the enemy disguises himself as a civilian and suddenly gives you a surprise attack when you are unprepared, you will not even have a chance to react.
Earlier, it was said that the new rifle was not suitable for street fighting, and some people may find it incomprehensible. The new rifles were quick to reload, but that was only relative to the advanced muskets. Street battles tend to be close enough to take one second to decide the winner, while new rifles can take more than two seconds to reload, and sometimes you don't have time to reload after a shot, and the enemy is already in front of you. Therefore, when troops using new rifles participate in street battles, they often load their bayonets first, so as not to have to use the butt of their guns to fight the enemy in such situations.
However, in the case of a complete formation, whether it is an advanced musket or a new rifle, they can all exert their power in street fighting. The Leiding Army was well aware of this, so their main task was to disrupt the Imperial Army's offensive formation, break the Imperial Army into scattered small forces, and then annihilate them separately.
This new street fighting was very uncomfortable for the Imperial army, so in the early days of the war, the Imperial army paid huge losses in the street fighting. In fact, at first, the Leting army was not suitable for this method of warfare, but in the current situation of a strong enemy, they could only force themselves to learn this new tactic, because only in this way could they defeat a powerful enemy.
After a few years of fighting, the Imperial Army has adapted to the various new tactics of the Leiding Army, but they still have to pay huge losses in street fighting. Because street fighting is impossible to take advantage of, even if you adapt to the tactics of the enemy, you still have to fight for real swords and guns, building by building. The advantages of the Leting Army are obvious, they are homegrown and familiar with the terrain, and their Leiding mages are too good for street fighting. With the cooperation of the Ryding Magician, the Ryding Army can often defeat more than three times the Imperial Army.
So far, the Imperial Army has only captured less than forty percent of the territory of the Leting people, and most of them have been abandoned by the Letin people on their own initiative. When Gray first learned about this, he smiled bitterly and said that the tactics he used to use to fight the Letting people were now used by the Letin people to fight the Imperial Army, which was really ironic.
Although the tactics of the Lettings are vicious, they can be regarded as fighting the Imperial Army in a dignified manner. At least they didn't have the Leyting Army to sneak up on the Imperial Army in the guise of civilians, and they would drive away civilians from the preset battlefield in advance. The quality of the Ryding Magicians in this regard is absolutely world-class, and they are the leaders of the Ryding Army, so the quality of the Leyting Army in this regard is also very high.
In March 174 of the new calendar, the Empire's elite troops transferred from other theaters were deployed to prepare for a general attack on the Letines. Before the start of the general offensive, Moritin, the president of the Bright Wizards Guild? Kornate came to Byron City with his grandson Ima to negotiate with the Byrons family.