Chapter 111: Shattering Tradition
"I am glad that you are a wise man, Lord Temples. β
Captain Hart's tall body stood in front of Earl Temple, who was not even 1.7 meters tall, as condescending as a mountain, full of oppressive force.
"Because of your wise decision, the people of Metro City will not be injured in the battle, and they should thank you, the city lord, for your wise decision. On behalf of the elders, I would like to express my appreciation for your correct judgment. Before leaving, the President repeatedly stressed that he hoped that we could achieve our goal with minimal casualties, especially civilian casualties, and now that you have chosen Kaesong to surrender, it is good that we are all satisfied. β
Earl Demps was expressionless, but secretly gritted his teeth, looked at Captain Hart, and wanted to bite this guy to death in one bite.
If it were possible, the ghost would want to open the city gate and surrender directly!
However, as soon as the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and these guys appeared, they completely surprised everyone, and directly bombarded indiscriminately, actually destroying the entire city wall of the west gate of Metro City!
The gods are above, Metro City is the most important city on the southwest border of the empire, but the city wall has been built by the special appropriation of the Candela Imperial Military Department, coupled with the careful operation of the Demps family for hundreds of years, it has now reached a full thirteen meters high, the thickest part is close to ten meters, and the thinnest part is more than five meters Super exaggerated city wall.
Because of this wall, Metro City is even known as one of the top ten cities on the continent of Sainz that is difficult to conquer.
As a result, the city wall, which was able to make almost all enemies sigh, was collapsed by force under the attack of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which didn't even last a minute!
Along with the collapse of the city walls, there was also the confidence of all the defenders of Metro City, including Count Demps.
Even such an exaggerated city wall could not withstand the magical artillery attack of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's escorts, so how could Metro City defend against the next more fierce attack of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?
So the Earl of Temples only thought about it for less than two minutes. He readily decided to surrender directly to Kaejo.
Of course, now that the entire western wall of Metro City has been directly blown up by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escorts, even if the city gate is not opened, what is the point?
As for what Captain Hart said, such a quick surrender would save the people of Metro City from the baptism of fire, although it was also in Earl Temple's consideration. But the main reason why he surrendered so quickly was because the New Flying Chamber of Commerce escort showed a terrifying power that far exceeded the ability of the defenders of Metro City, and even exceeded the imagination of Earl Temple.
Even if the Imperial Military Department came to check the situation here and saw the entire collapsed city wall outside, I believe that he would not be able to find fault with him.
"Alright, Earl Temples, you withdraw all the garrisons to the city, and then you do what you want, leave us alone. Captain Hart suddenly waved his hand again.
The Earl of Temples was stunned.
What do you mean by "what should you do"? Isn't it the current situation that Metro City has been conquered by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escorts. Is it under their occupation?
How do you listen to Captain Hart's meaning, they don't plan to move anything, and do they think Metro City can remain the same?
"We'll take over the defense of Metro City, and as for the rest...... We're not interested. Captain Hart saw Earl Demps's confusion and explained, "We are only here to occupy Metro City, and this is the only task that the Lord has given us. Something else, that's something to think about later. β
Earl Demps thought about it and thought it was reasonable.
After all, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce escort team is only responsible for military operations. As for how to make specific arrangements after the occupation of Metro City, that is something that other departments of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will consider. Of course, these de facto soldiers don't need to care.
But......
"Do you really think you can always occupy our Metro City?" Count Temples sneered, looking directly at Captain Hart with a hint of contempt on his face. "I admit that the combat effectiveness of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escort team is very strong, but if your President Xu Yixu thinks that with your thousands of people, you can really occupy our Metro City, it would be naΓ―ve!"
"Really?" Captain Hart chuckled as he glanced at Earl Temple. Then, with a wave of his hand, several guards from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce came up and escorted Earl Temples down.
"Captain, if I think it's safe, I'd better kill this guy, I'm afraid he'll secretly incite the people in the city to revolt. That's trouble. On the side, Newnes, the deputy captain of the Human Guardian Team of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce Escort Team, leaned over and whispered.
"No, I can't. Captain Hart shook his head. "According to intelligence, Metro City is the territory of the Demps family, and the Demps family's influence here is deeply entrenched. We're keeping him in place, and we're still making others have some scruples, and if we do kill him, we're going to get into big trouble. β
Newnes thought about it for a while, and thought that this was good, so he said, "Then at least we have to find a way to control him, right?"
"Of course, a few elven boys on the team have already been prepared, and they guarantee that he can't do anything. β
"Mind control?" Newnes immediately laughed.
Seeing that Captain Hart had already made arrangements, he relaxed and began to look at the undamaged walls on the north side of Metro City, where they were at the moment.
"Captain, do you think we'll have time to set it up before reinforcements from the Candela Empire arrive?"
"I don't know. Captain Hart shrugged. "When reinforcements from the Candela Empire will come, no one knows. What we know for sure, however, is that as soon as they approach fifty kilometers from Metro City, they will be spotted immediately. Since there is no information from the reconnaissance airship team now, it proves that reinforcements have not yet appeared. β
"Hmm...... Anyway, let's hurry. β
Captain Hart glanced at Newnes and frowned: "I said Newnes, you're not a hairy boy who hasn't seen blood, why do you seem to be nervous this time?"
Newnes scratched his head in embarrassment.
"The thought that we're invading the Candela Empire makes me a little nervous. Captain, do you think, this is the Candela Empire, in the history of the continent, except for the Maro Empire, no one else dares to invade the Candela Empire, right?"
Captain Hart pouted disdainfully, "We're not already in by now." The Elder has said it countless times, the Candela Empire and the Maro Empire are just paper tigers that look powerful. In fact, the power in their hands has long lagged far behind this era, but they are not yet conscious, and they always feel that they are very strong. When we were in the Ruerson Kingdom before, we fought against the army of the Candela Empire many times, and you didn't see those gaps, what are you afraid of?"
"I'm not afraid, I'm just worried......" Newnes licked his lips, looking a little worried. "The Candela Empire is the most powerful empire on this continent, we are just a chamber of commerce, but we came to challenge the Candela Empire, this is ......"
Hearing this, Captain Hart suddenly looked solemn, looked at Newnes with a sinking face, and said sharply: "Newnes, if you are afraid, you can go back now!"
Newnes hurriedly waved his hand vigorously: "No, no, no, captain, you misunderstood, I'm really not afraid, it's just ...... It's just that the faith is not so sufficient...... You see, we only brought 5,000 men this time, and the Candela Empire can send 50,000 or even 500,000 people casually, I always feel ...... I always feel that some of them are not so appropriate......"
Captain Hart snorted heavily, shook his hand vigorously, and said in a deep voice: "The Lord has repeated it countless times, and now is not the era when the number of people can decide everything, why don't you understand?"
"Of course, I don't think the Elder is wrong, it's just ...... It's just a little bit of a lack of confidence. β
Seeing Newnes' embarrassed expression, Captain Hart sighed in his heart and shook his head helplessly.
If even Newnes, the senior general of the escort team, is like this, then there must be many people in the entire escort team who have this idea.
It seems that as the elder said in a private conversation with Captain Hart when he was about to leave, even if there have been countless practical examples of war, the modern war model based on the military magic machinery mastered by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has far surpassed this era, far better than the traditional form of war, and has even broken the traditional concept of determining victory or defeat by military strength, but there are still countless people on this continent who hold those traditional concepts, so they do not have enough confidence in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
"So the purpose of our operation this time, of course, is not to occupy the entire Candela Empire, which is unrealistic. With the current strength of our Chamber of Commerce, even if we can wipe out all the armies of the Candela Empire and defeat all the opposing forces, it is impossible to really control the entire Candela Empire, which is determined by the huge disparity in the size of the two sides. β
Captain Hart remembered what Xu Yi said at that time, and couldn't help but nod secretly.
The Elder's head is very clear, and he is by no means carried away by victory because of the many battles in which the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Escort Team has participated in the previous victory.
"Our real purpose is to shatter the traditional notions in everyone's minds, to make them realize that the current times have really changed, to make them truly accept the changes that the magic industry has brought to this world, and to accept that our new flying chamber of commerce will lead the development of this era. And to achieve this goal is to crush the most powerful behemoth in everyone's mind, that is, the Candela Empire. β
"As for how to crush the ...... We need to come little by little through this operation. And the first step ...... It's to smash something that represents invincibility in everyone's mind......" (to be continued......)