More than anyone, General McHale wants to know the answer to this question.

A month ago, when the Imperial Military Department was discussing how to crusade against the arrogant and daring to provoke the great Candela Empire's Ruerson Kingdom, although everyone agreed that such a small country did not need to be taken seriously at all, and that a few people could be sent to clean it up, he insisted that these three legions be sent to take charge of the invasion of the Ruerson Kingdom.

The reason is that one of the legions is the legion he was in before, which belongs to his old subordinates, and his wife's younger brother is also arranged by him to serve as the captain of the cavalry brigade, and he wants to take this opportunity to make some war exploits for his old subordinates and his wife and brother, so that they can be promoted in the future.

But he never imagined that this attack on such an inconspicuous small country as the Ruerson Kingdom would capsize in the gutter, and the final result would be a great defeat for the imperial army.

And what made him even more angry was that in order to maximize the credit for his wife and brother, he deliberately arranged the cavalry brigade led by him in the vanguard position, and as a result, in the first battle, the cavalry brigade led by his wife and brother was completely wiped out in the attack of the army of the Kingdom of Ruersun, and even his wife and brother were also buried in it, and they were not spared.

Although he has always disliked his flamboyant brother-in-law, he is his wife's own brother after all, and now he has died because of his own arrangement, you can imagine how sad and angry his wife will be after learning the news.

Knowing this, General McHale took out his anger on General Cook, who commanded the operation, without mercy.

"Waste! He commanded a full 50,000 elites, but he couldn't even defeat the 20,000 people in the Ruerson Kingdom, and the casualties were so heavy. What face do you have standing here? If I were you. I committed suicide a long time ago to apologize!"

General Cook looked at General McHale with a cold face. Silent.

Although both of them can be called generals, General McHale was awarded a medal by His Majesty the Emperor himself, and was officially recognized by the Imperial Military Department as one of the highest-ranking five great protector generals, and he has an extremely high status and prestige in the entire empire, far from being comparable to the commander of his local legion.

So although he was not convinced, he could only remain silent and did not dare to refute anything.

General McHale cursed angrily for twenty minutes before he gasped and stopped. Then he took out an official document from his bosom and threw it to General Cook.

"Because of your failure, the military department has now relieved you of your commanding duties, and now I am in full charge of this operation. As for you...... Wait to be held accountable by the military department!"

General Cook opened the document and looked at it, and saw that the contents were not too surprising to him, so he put it aside.

"Lord McHale, I cannot deny this defeat, but I must remind you that the combat effectiveness of the army of the Kingdom of Ruerson is far beyond imagination, and I hope you will be cautious. ”

General McHale muffled: "What? Do you still want to make excuses for yourself? Just a Ruerson kingdom, how strong can you be? As a commander, you have made such a result. Do you think you can just make excuses and get away with it?"

"I'm not justifying myself, but the army of the Ruerson Kingdom is really a bit odd. They ......"

General McHale waved his hand irritably: "Okay, no nonsense, there's nothing for you here." ”

General Cook's face was flushed, and he wanted to remind him a few more words, but after seeing the impatient expression on General McHale's face, his heart was cold, and he couldn't help but snort coldly and strode away.

"Rubbish!" General McHale looked at his back and let out a mouthful of spit before he began to study the battle report that General Cook had left on the table.

After studying it for a while, General McHale couldn't help but frown.

Judging from these battle reports, the army of the Ruerson Kingdom seems to be really a bit strange.

Because according to the battle report, every time the two sides fight, the Ruerson Kingdom can always launch an unusually dense rain of arrows to attack, and then when the official battle comes, the army of the Ruerson Kingdom is extremely mobile, and it is always difficult for the soldiers of the Candela Empire to touch them, and they can also launch some very strange long-range attacks, and they are extremely lethal.

As a result, there was almost never a serious battle between the two sides, and the Candela Empire's army suffered heavy casualties and was eventually defeated.

"What a joke!" General McHale threw the battle report on the table. "How can there be such a strange army in this world, this Cook, can't even make excuses for himself?"

The situation described in this report was so incomprehensible to General McHale that he simply did not bother to pay attention to the contents of this report and decided to do what he wanted.

What he brought this time was the Third Legion of the Regular Army of the Imperial Army, although it was also 50,000 people, but in terms of equipment and training, it far surpassed the 50,000 local legionnaires led by General Cook before, and its combat effectiveness was naturally far superior.

Cook, the waste, led a group of wastes to be defeated by the Ruerson Kingdom, but it did not affect General McHale's confidence in defeating the Ruerson Kingdom easily.

While they were considering specific tactics, the guard suddenly opened his tent and walked in.

"Your Excellency, Lord Russell, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Naval Staff, has asked to see you. ”

"Russell?" General McHale was stunned. "Didn't he set off with the naval fleet? According to the time, he should have landed on the southern coast of the Kingdom of Luxon by now, why did he suddenly come here?"

After thinking about it, General McHale waved his hand: "Let him in." ”

"Yes. ”

A moment later, Russell walked in, led by the guards.

"Lord Russell, why are you here? Do you want to say that your navy's operations have also been unexpected?" General McHale let out an unceremonious laugh full of sarcasm at the sight of Russell.

The Imperial Army and Navy have always been at odds with each other because of budgetary issues, and the Army, because it has always been far more valued than the Navy, has also been heavily skewed in terms of budget, so Army officers have always had a sense of superiority in the face of naval officers, and Admiral McHale is no exception.

Russell didn't have the slightest intention of joking, and nodded lightly with a calm face.

"Yes. Your Excellency McHale, I have come this time to tell you that the Navy's operation has been a complete failure. We will not be able to penetrate deep into the waters of the Kingdom of Ruerson and will not be able to make a successful landing as planned. ”

General McHale was stunned, then burst out laughing, mocking his laughter.

"Ha, I thought that your navy would definitely bring us some surprises if you confidently took the initiative to attack this time, but I didn't expect that you would retreat without even touching a single hair of the Ruerxun Kingdom, which is simply a shame!"

Russell was silent for a moment, sighed softly, and said, "Your Excellency McHale, I am not here to discuss these meaningless things with you this time, I am just here to remind you that you must not despise the Kingdom of Ruerson." They have the support of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and their strength is far beyond your imagination. ”

"Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?" General McHale was stunned again, and after thinking about it, he reacted. "I seem to have heard of this name, it's the chamber of commerce that made those magic air conditioners? What? Is this little chamber of commerce very powerful? The Ruerson Kingdom has their support, and we can't even defeat the Ruerson Kingdom?"

"I'm not sure. But...... It's better to be careful. Russell shook his head slightly. "Because the Ruerson Kingdom has the support of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, the army is equipped with a lot of various military magic machines produced by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. The performance and power of these military magic machines are completely different from any weapon we have used before, so try to be as cautious as possible when facing them. ”

"Military magic machines?" General McHale frowned. "What the hell is this? Do you have any details?"

Russell spread his hands helplessly: "The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is very protective of the relevant information of military magic machinery, and I can't get specific information." However, our Imperial Navy has purchased three frigates made of steel from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, which are also equipped with some military magic machines. The power of these military magic machines is enough to infer the power of other military magic machines. ”

Seeing Russell say so solemnly, General McHale let go of some of the contempt in his heart a little, but still didn't care much.

The military magic machinery of this Xinfei Chamber of Commerce may be a little unique, but after all, it is just a small chamber of commerce with little reputation, and the Ruerson Kingdom is only a small country, what threat can it pose to the powerful Candela Empire?

After casually reprimanding Russell, General McHale issued an eviction order to Russell under the pretext of having a pre-war meeting.

Russell, of course, could see that General McHale was absent-minded, and originally wanted to continue to persuade a few words, but then he thought about it and put away this thought.

After leaving the commander's tent where General McHale was, Russell looked at the figures near the camp, squinting slightly, and a chill appeared in his eyes.

McHale is so disrespectful of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce and the military magic machinery he mentioned, then Russell is almost certain that his actions this time will definitely not go smoothly.

This was certainly a blow to McHale and the Third Imperial Army he led, but it was not a good thing if you considered it from the perspective of the Imperial Military Department.

When the Imperial Navy wanted to buy three frigates from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, it was met with various obstacles, and if it weren't for the support of the Naval Staff for this proposal, I am afraid that it would not have been possible to obtain the pass in the end.

The reason for this is that the Imperial War Department did not pay much attention to Russell's analysis report on frigates, so they did not care much and were unwilling to increase the budget to purchase additional frigates.

This time, the Imperial Military Department still doesn't pay attention to the military magic machinery of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so it can only let them suffer a loss, which has a chance to make them pay attention.

Compared to the Imperial Navy, the Imperial Army was more favored by the War Department.

If the army suffers a big loss this time, and the military department does not take it seriously, then it will be too much to say...... (To be continued......)