About half an hour later, the ministers who had been summoned for the proceedings withdrew, leaving the Grand Duke of Rostov alone to face His Majesty the Emperor Candela.

There was silence in the hall for a long time before His Majesty the Emperor Candela spoke quietly.

"Rostov-on-Don, what would the casualties look like if the Northeastern Province of Commonwealth were to attack the Imperial Guards by three times as many casualties?"

Grand Duke Rostov pondered for a moment, shook his head and replied: "Your Majesty, the battle situation is different, I'm afraid it's not easy to estimate. However, in the previous exercises, the Imperial Praetorian Guard easily defeated two local legions with the strength of three integrated brigades, and its own losses were very small. ”

His Majesty the Emperor Candela nodded slightly.

One integrated brigade of the Imperial Guard is 5,000 people, and three integrated brigades are 15,000.

The number of local legions varied, ranging from 40,000 to 50,000 and 20,000.

However, His Majesty the Emperor Candela was also very clear about the situation of the last exercise, and the three integrated brigades of the Imperial Praetorian Guard defeated two local legions that were close to full strength, with a total number of more than 80,000.

Therefore, the Imperial Praetorian Guard defeated five times as many enemies as itself.

If you take this as a reference, it is more dazzling than the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escort team defeated three times the garrison of the Northeast Province in this incident.

But His Majesty the Emperor Candela knew very well in his heart that there was not much comparison between the two.

First of all, the number of people fighting was very different.

In the previous military exercises of the Candela Empire, the three integrated brigades of the Imperial Praetorian Guard and the two local legions against the enemy combined even approached 100,000 people.

In this Baimeng Mine incident, the number of troops in the Northeast Province who carried out the attack should be between 200 and 250. And the New Flying Chamber of Commerce escort stationed in the Baimeng Mine. It's only fifty. That's less than three hundred.

With such a large difference in scale, there is naturally not much point in comparison.

But through a rough comparison, it can probably be seen that although the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Praetorian Guard is definitely not as good as the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escort, at least it will not be much worse than the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escort team stationed in Baimeng Mine.

At least...... It won't be like twelve years ago, when facing the escort team of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, there is not even any possibility of resistance, and there is no way to even resist.

"What is the total number of guards of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce now?" His Majesty Emperor Candela suddenly asked.

The question is abrupt. But the Grand Duke of Rostov, who was well aware of His Majesty's intentions of the Emperor, of course would not be surprised, thought for a moment, and replied: "According to the data they have published, there are only more than eighteen thousand people at the moment. If you count the hidden part, I expect it to be more than 25,000, but it should not be more than 30,000. ”

"Is it less than 30,000?" His Majesty Emperor Candela frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "If you want to kill these 30,000 people, how much do you think you need to pay?"

Grand Duke Rostov shook his head with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, I can't give you an answer to this." Although the empire has privately inquired more about the situation of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. However, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is very strict with the information on military magic machinery, and we don't have much information about it. And you should be clear. The current war is not based on which side there are more people, but completely on which side of the military magic machinery is powerful enough......"

"I know that. His Majesty the Emperor Candela nodded in understanding. "But I want to know, how big is the gap between the Empire and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce now, is there a chance to cause big casualties to the New Flying Chamber of Commerce escort?"

"This ...... There should be a chance......" Grand Duke of Rostov-on-Don was not so sure. "After all, the empire has invested a lot in military magic machinery over the years, and the results are amazing. I think...... At least not as defenseless as before. ”

"That's good. His Majesty the Emperor Candela finally had a smile on his face. "As long as it's not defenseless. Although the escort team of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is strong, there are too few people after all. ”

Grand Duke Rostov nodded in agreement.

All the countries on the Sainz continent, including the two empires, are very worried about the strong combat effectiveness of the escort team of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, but everyone knows very well that the number of escorts of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is too small after all.

Compared with the huge armies of other countries that often have hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of the two empires, the number of the escort team of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is less than 30,000, which may be terrifyingly more than all the other chambers of commerce, but compared to the army of one country, it is still too far behind.

Even if the New Flying Chamber of Commerce Escort has more powerful military magic machines, the average combat effectiveness far exceeds that of all countries' armies.

But the fact that their numbers limit their overall strength makes it impossible for other countries to compete with each other.

Moreover, the situation on the Sainz continent is already different from that of twelve years ago.

Twelve years ago, on the Sainz continent, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the two empires were enemies, and other countries on the continent would only be optimistic about the success, and even push it forward.

But now if the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce still does this, even if other countries will inevitably push it, the support for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will be much smaller.

This is because compared to twelve years ago, the strength of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is much smaller than that of other countries, and other countries are not without the strength to resist.

"Speaking of which, what the hell is going on over there in the Northeast Province?" His Majesty the Emperor Candela frowned.

Although the definition of the Baimeng Mine incident is definitely a rebellion of the soldiers, His Majesty Emperor Candela still has doubts about the truth of this matter.

If, as Duke Tim said, it was the soldiers who were dissatisfied with the treatment of the army and mutinied, and therefore ran to rob, but in any case they should not have found the head of the White Mine.

Everyone knows that the Baimeng Mine is a mine under the name of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and the escort team of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is stationed in it.

No matter how stupid those soldiers are, they won't be stupid enough to run to challenge the New Flying Chamber of Commerce escort.

"This is best to wait for further reports from Duke Tim's side. Grand Duke Rostov said. "As for the most important thing right now...... But it is the first to deal with the new flying chamber of commerce. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the chamberlain hurried in again.

"Your Majesty, the representative of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce asks to see you. ”

His Majesty the Emperor Candela and the Grand Duke of Rostov exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

"Let him in. ”

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A week later, the Candela Empire and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce jointly held a press conference to make a joint announcement about the previous Baimeng mine incident.

According to the announcement, during the Baimeng Mine incident, the Northeast Provincial Garrison Team that attacked the Baimeng Mine decided to rebel because it was dissatisfied with the treatment in the army, and tried to attack the Baimeng Mine to snatch money and corresponding military supplies from the Baimeng Mine, but was defeated by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escort stationed in the Baimeng Mine.

The Candela Empire said that the soldiers who attacked the Baimeng mine had been convicted of treason by the Candela Imperial Council.

According to imperial law, treason was a first-class crime, and once caught, it was unforgiving.

But now that they have died at the hands of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, there is no need to continue to pursue them.

The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce also said that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has reached an understanding with the Candela Empire on this matter, and the Candela Empire has also given enough sincere compensation to the mine workers who were killed and seriously injured in the incident.

The losses of the escort team of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are almost negligible, so the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce also agreed not to pursue it.

Judging from the joint announcement of the Candela Empire and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it seems that this matter has passed like this, and it has not caused much impact.

But the first reaction of all those who received this announcement was "impossible".

Whether it is the Candela Empire or the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, they are all known for their tough style, and they rarely let go of what happens to them.

However, this time, the two sides quickly reached a reunification, and the matter was made into a small matter, and no one believed it at all.

As a result, countless people have conducted countless bizarre analyses of the truth of the matter.

Among the countless possibilities of analysis, the only thing that everyone agrees on is that the Candela Empire suffered a great loss in this matter.

You see, the Candela Empire has lost a regular army squad for nothing, and has to pay a lot of high compensation for this incident, but what about the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce? Except for two guards of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escort team who are said to have suffered some minor injuries, and the Baimeng Mine has been suspended for a while because of this incident, there is no visible loss at all.

What's more, this time the Candela Empire has obviously put on a posture of retreat, so where people don't know, the Candela Empire is bound to make greater compensation to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

For example, at the press conference, the two sides also announced a new cooperation project, which is the cooperation between the Candela Empire and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to open a research institute near the town of Chidanlu to study the anomalies of the events in the town of Chidanlu.

The description of this cooperation project on the part of the Candela Empire no longer claims that the cause of the incident in the small town of Chidanru is related to the magic air conditioner, as before, but explains it as an anomaly.

This attitude is an obvious concession in the eyes of everyone.

However, not many people expressed surprise and incomprehension at the retreat of the Candela Empire.

In the last ten years, all the countries on the Sainz continent, including the two empires, have never been able to harden themselves in the face of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.

It is no surprise that the Candela Empire alone has also faced the New Flying Chamber of Commerce many times before this.

The number of times has been so many that people have long been accustomed to it, and they can fully understand the retreat of the Candela Empire.

In the final analysis, the strength of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is too strong to make other countries feel invincible, and the construction of the magic industry within the country is inseparable from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so it is normal for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to back down in front of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

This speculation eventually became the final judgment of the vast majority of people on these two consecutive incidents.

However, in the minds of some who really know what is going on, the truth is another matter entirely. (To be continued.) )