"You weren't absent when you were doing the lab test in Metro City before. Xu Yi shrugged his shoulders with a relaxed expression. "At that time, you had already trapped two magisters, and it was not difficult to kill them in the end, so why do you still look incredulous now?"

"After all, I didn't really kill it at the time. Captain Hart shook his head, still unable to accept the fact that the Magister had fallen in battle with his men.

"Okay, you'll get used to it later. Xu Yi asked again. "You already know about the next mission, right?"

"Well, the order was already received on the way. Captain Hart nodded, the expression on his face a little more eccentric. I couldn't help but say again: "Elder, didn't you personally let go of those two Magisters of the Candela Empire before, why did you let us kill them now?"

"No way, who let these two empires not behave. Xu Yi sighed. "If it's possible, I'd also like to let the two empires understand that the Magister is no longer as useful as they imagined, and that it would be nice for everyone to sit down and talk about cooperation and development. But...... You saw it too. ”

Captain Hart suddenly smiled wryly.

During this time, he had a lot of contact with Xu Yi, and he knew very well that the elder had no idea of all-out war with the two empires, otherwise he would not have let go of the two mages of the Candela Empire in Metro City.

But it turns out that the growth of adults is too ...... Ahem, that's naïve.

The two empires have stood on the continent of Sainz for nearly a thousand years, how can they put aside their reserve and arrogance as empires because of a setback, and seriously talk about cooperation and development according to the ideas of the elder?

Besides. The fundamental contradiction between the two empires and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Or is it because of the huge profits that exist in the magic industry.

Countless people can see this. The two empires also knew that they naturally wanted to take these interests into their own hands, and they didn't want to be subject to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce all the time.

It can be said that the outbreak of this war is fundamentally inevitable, and the difference only lies in the time of time.

"According to the plan, you should leave in two weeks. During this time, I need you to continue to strengthen your training in attack methods against mages in the base. With the previous record, I believe that the other side will definitely have a way to deal with it. So you have to be more skilled during this time to be able to take the initiative on the battlefield and continue to suppress the Magister. Do you understand what I mean?" said Xu Yi again.

"Understood!" Captain Hart nodded vigorously. "Actually, if the other party hadn't been too careless in the previous battle, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been so easy to fall into the realm of anti-magic. With the high flexibility of the Magisters, once they are able to react, it may not be so easy to get it. ”

"That's right. This is also the question that I am thinking about during this time with the R&D center. The escort team came back this time and brought first-hand combat data information that is very important, and we can make adjustments based on this information. Hart, you're probably going to have to stay with me in the R&D center these days. How's it going?

Captain Hart laughed and patted his chest hard. Bang bang.

"Grown, my body doesn't need to worry at all. You're ...... It's the first day of the new year. Don't you spend more time with Mrs. Steele?"

"Steele ran to the Demon Cloud Continent with the fleet a week ago, and I want to accompany him, but there is no one to accompany him. Xu Yi spread his hands helplessly.

"Huh?" Captain Hart was stunned. "Why did Mrs. Steele run away all of a sudden...... Have you gone to the Demon Cloud Continent?"

"The dragons over there sent some feedback related to the illusion film, and Steele decided to investigate it himself after learning about it. In addition to solving these problems, it can be regarded as preparing to develop the market on the side of the Demon Cloud Continent. Xu Yi shrugged his shoulders and said. "Speaking of which, I haven't been to the Demon Cloud Continent yet, but she ran away first. ”

Captain Hart looked at Xu Yi with a strange expression, and then said for a while, "Lord, I think ...... You and Mrs. Steele are a natural pair......"

"What do you mean?" Xu Yi looked at him inexplicably.

"It's all workaholic ......"

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The first half of the year 3803 was a rare period of calm in the last two years.

However, this calm was extremely short-lived.

On 16 January, the army of the Kingdom of Ruerson suddenly invaded the border of the Candela Empire.

After a day of fierce fighting between the two sides, the Candela Imperial border guards were defeated and fled.

As a result, the army of the Kingdom of Ruersun drove straight into the southwestern province of the Kandela Empire, and marched all the way to Metro City, where it joined the New Flying Chamber of Commerce Escort, which had occupied Metro City for a long time.

On January 26, the 8,000 Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escorts who came in reinforced with a large number of various military magic machines broke through the defense line of the Candela Empire, successfully arrived in Metro City, and joined the army of the Ruerson Kingdom and the remaining Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escorts.

The next day, the combined forces of the Ruerson Kingdom and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the city of Mero, or the Luxin Coalition Army for short, launched an attack on the Southwest Province Legion, which had been stationed for several months five kilometers outside the city.

The Southwest Provincial Legion did not put up any effective resistance at all, and simply chose to surrender.

On 4 February, the Luxin coalition army, which had been resting for a while, left the city of Metro and advanced to the city of Babral, the provincial capital of the southwestern province.

After receiving the news, the Governor's Office of the Southwest Province immediately organized the forces of the entire Southwest Province to intercept it halfway, but a total of six battles ended in a defeat for the Southwest Province.

On 13 February, the Luxin coalition army marched to the city of Babral and engaged in fierce battles with the last defenders of the southwestern province and the increased forces mobilized by the Candela Empire.

Among the two warring sides, the Luxin coalition army has more than 47,000 regular troops of the Ruerson Kingdom that are left after many battles, as well as 12,000 Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escorts.

On the Candela Empire's side, it has a total of 130,000 defenders mobilized by the Governor's Mansion of the Southwest Province, and three legions mobilized by the Candela Empire's military headquarters with a total of 70,000 regular troops, plus a large number of mage legions and five mages. The power is unprecedented.

Such a terrible power. Put it in the war in the history of the Sainz continent. Enough to fend off all attacks and even crush all enemies.

However, after the official battle with the Luxin coalition army, the army of the Candela Empire was blocked in the city of Babrar by the Luxin coalition army, and under the fierce magic artillery attack of the Luxin coalition army, even the city gate could not be out.

To everyone's surprise, the battle did not end quickly, but lasted for a month.

During this time, the Imperial Army of Candela sent reinforcements to the city of Babrar without stopping. Almost half of the entire Candela Empire was mobilized for reinforcements.

However, these reinforcements were often raided by the magic airships and magic tank brigades of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce on the way, so they were unable to resist and suffered heavy losses, so that by the time they finally arrived at Babral City, most of them were already in a state of collapse, but could not increase the defense of Babrar City, and even became a burden.

On the contrary, the Candela Empire also tried to ambush the reinforcements and logistical supplies of the Luxin coalition army, but each time it was defeated by the rapid reinforcement of the magic airship brigade, which could not have any impact on the Luxin coalition army at all.

And although as the Luxin coalition forces advanced deeper into the Candela Empire, their logistical supply routes were lengthened as a result. However, under the high-speed and effective transportation of the large-scale freight magic locomotive transportation brigade of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, there has been no problem with the logistics supply of the Luxin coalition army.

The Luxin coalition forces surrounding the city of Babral never ran out of ammunition. They were even able to set up a decent camp outside of Babral at a jaw-dropping rate in the space of a month.

A month later, the Candela garrison in Babral was finally unable to hold out because the city was depleted of all kinds of supplies.

Although the five Venerable Magisters were still in combat and there were nearly 200,000 defenders in the city, they not only lost the ability to continue fighting, but also lost the courage to continue fighting.

During this month, the defenders of the Candela Empire in the city tried every means to use five mages to launch a counterattack against the Luxin coalition forces, but none of them succeeded.

If it weren't for the precedent of the death of the three Magi of the Maro Empire before, which made the five Magus in the city pay more attention, in fact, they would have accidentally fallen in countless battles in the past month.

A month later, the Imperial Army of the Candela Empire in the city of Babrar launched its last and largest counterattack.

After two days of fierce fighting, the defenders of the Candela Empire paid a heavy price of more than 50,000 ordinary soldiers killed, hundreds of high-ranking magicians and six great magicians, and finally succeeded in breaking through.

Five Magisters and the remaining legions of mages mingled with the remaining 100,000 Candela Imperial troops and fled the city.

At this point, the city of Babrar finally fell.

As the provincial capital of the southwestern province of the Candela Empire and the seat of the governor's palace of the southwestern province, the fall of the city of Babral means that the last resistance force of the southwestern province has been declared to have dissipated, and the southwestern province has fallen.

In the nearly 1,000-year history of the Candela Empire, although there have been times when it has been invaded by other countries due to the decline of its national strength, there has never been a case where an entire province has fallen into the hands of the enemy.

When the news broke, the entire continent was silent.

If it is said that the combined forces of the Maro Empire and the Frankish Kingdom suffered major gains in the Battle of the Gretius Mountains before, and then they also failed to resist the attack of the Frankish Kingdom army on the border of the Maro Empire, and together led to the fall of the three Magisters, it can also be said that the Maro Empire does not have enough experience, and at the same time, there are some reasons for the rivals, then how to explain the defeat of the Candela Empire this time?

The southwestern province can be said to have resisted with all its might, and the military headquarters of the Candela Empire also gave full support, not only sending a large number of reinforcements, but also sending a full five Magisters to reinforce them, and even mobilized most of the forces of the Candela Empire to try to encircle and suppress the Luxin coalition army.

However, the end result was a great defeat on the part of the Candela Empire, and even with the help of five Magi, they were unable to resist the attack of the Luxin coalition army, and even such an important provincial capital was finally breached.

Such a record is simply telling everyone with the most obvious facts.

The new type of army represented by the escort team of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is really irresistible on the frontal battlefield!

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(One minor error, the date in the first 128 chapters should be January 1, 3803 in the continental calendar.) (To be continued......)