Volume 7 Chapter 113 High energy response
Inside the southwest provinceâs Governor Manor that was in Baberel City which was three hundred kilometers northeast of Mero City, the atmosphere was much more tense compared to usual.
Five days ago, the news from Mero City falling had been sent back to Baberel City. No one cared at first and had thought that this rash enemy would be easily stomped by the armies of the empire.
However, just yesterday, there was a shocking piece of news that came back. The army of fifty thousand that had been sent by the Governor Manor to Mero City had been captured by the enemy and there was only the commander Marquis Dynatale who had escaped.
This news had filled the people of Baberel City with panic.
Mero Cityâs fall could be considered the empireâs soldiers underestimating the enemy, but the army of fifty thousand sent by the Governor Manor were all elite troops of the southwest province, but now they had been captured at Mero City.
This enemy, just how strong were they?
âNo, Lord Duke, the enemy this time is even more powerful than you can imagine.â Marquis Dynatale looked at the southwest province governor Duke Charles in front of him and added with a serious look, âNot to mention the army of fifty thousand that I led not being a match for them, I believe that even if all the armies in our southwest province was sent, we wouldnât be able to do anything to them.â
Duke Charles looked at Marquis Dynatale with a deep look for a bit as his eyes couldnât help revealing a surprised look.
If he hadnât been close to Marquis Dynatale for many years and he understood his personality, knowing that he wasnât someone that spoke carelessly or trash that hid their failures by exaggerating the enemyâs power, he definitely wouldnât have believed it.
Even if the thirty thousand garrison in Mero City was annihilated, even the fifty thousand elite troops had been defeated and sent packingâŚ..Oh, no, they didnât even come back.
Based on the report from Marquis Dynatale, the damn Frestech Chamber of Commerce guards didnât even care about their fifty thousand troops to begin with! They even thought that it was a waste of ammunition to attack them!
Marquis Dynatale not only could not refute it at all, he even said to him that they wouldnât be a match even if all of the southwest provinceâs armies were gathered?
âThen based on what you said, shouldnât we just surrender to those fellows from the Frestech Chamber of Commerce?â Thinking of this, Duke Charles couldnât help adding a cold taunting tone to his voice.
How could Marquis Dynatale not hear this? However, he gave a helpless bitter laugh before saying, âIf the Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs goal is just to defeat all resistance within our southwest province, I believe that they can accomplish this, butâŚ..their goal doesnât seem to be this.â
Duke Charles deeply knitted his brows, âThen what do you think their goals are? At least it isnât fake that they occupied Mero City, right?â
âLord Duke, with all due respect, if they were to attack Baberel City, we wouldnât be able to resist. They really are tooâŚâŚâ
âEnough!â Duke Charles angrily slapped the table and cut Marquis Dynatale off, âIâve already heard enough of you praising the enemy! The enemy has now already occupied Mero City, do you want me to wait here and watch them act however they want?â
âLord Duke, the fact is that we donât have the ability to resist themâŚâŚâ Marquis Dynatale helplessly spread his hands, âI think that we must admit that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce has many powerful military magic machines that we donât have, the battle power of our two sides arenât even at the same level. If we were to insist on fighting them, we would only be sending our troops in to die.â
âSo we have to wait for them to annex Mero City first before annexing the other cities of our southwest province and then finally annexing Baberel City, annexing the entire southwest province before moving on to the entire empire?â Duke Charles said in a cold voice.
âOf course not. I justâŚ..just feel thatâŚ..Lord Duke, we should report the situation here to the army headquarter and let those important people decide what to do?â
âThereâs no need for you to worry about this, I already sent the report up as soon as the Frestech Chamber of Commerce invaded. I believe that in a few days, the army headquarters will react.â After saying this, Duke Charles then angrily cursed in a low voice, âIf it wasnât for the hindrance of those damn fellows, we would have already been connected to Wimbledon City through the magic communication network with the help of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce. It wouldnât take several days just to send a single report.â
Marquis Dynatale opened his mouth before deciding against reminding Duke Charles that among the people who hindered the magic communication network, he was one of them.
âThen Lord Duke, right now, weâŚâŚâ
Duke Charles looked at him before giving a cold snort, âOf course we canât wait here for the news from the headquarters and do nothing with Mero City. Dynatale, in three days, you will bring ten thousand people from the fifth regiment to support Mero City.â
Marquis Dynatale was stunned.
âFifth regiment? Ten thousand people?â
Marquis Dynatale almost thought that Duke Charles was joking.
This fifty regiment was the most bottom ranked regiment in the southwest provinceâs army. It was called a regiment, but they were mainly in charge of supplies, construction, and other miscellaneous work. They didnât have any fighting experience at all and they were soldiers that didnât even have complete sets of equipment.
Not to mention ten thousand, even if the entire fifty regimentâs forty thousand troops were sent to Mero City, they would be in a much worse situation than the fifty thousand reinforcement army from before.
âWhat? You donât understand?â Duke Charles narrowed his eyes to ask Marquis Dynatale, âDo you need me to repeat it?â
Marquis Dynatale opened his mouth and wanted to ask Duke Charles why he was only sending ten thousand people from the fifth regiment, but seeing the strange expression on Duke Charlesâ face, he suddenly had a thought and understood what he meant.
âYes, Lord Duke, I understand. But youâre only giving me three days, isnât that a bit too rushed? I feel that it should take at least five daysâŚ..No, at least a week to prepare. After all, the enemy is too strong and the odds of success arenât high.â
Duke Charles revealed a satisfied smile and shook his head before replying, âNo need. The people of Mero City canât wait and the people at headquarters are even more anxious. Three days will be fine, I believe that the army headquarters will react in three days.â
How could Marquis Dynatale not understand what Duke Charles meant? He gave a nod and agreed.
A week later, the ten thousand troops led by Marquis Dynatale couldnât even maintain formations as they arrived five kilometers away from Mero City, stopping there to set up camp. When they converged with the fifty thousand troops that had been there for ten days, the news immediately spread to Mero City.
âHeil, it seems like those nobles from the Candra Empire really arenât fools, they know exactly what they should do.â
Chief Hart looked over the report and immediately moved his focus aside.
âWhat about the other movements? Has there been no reaction from the Candra Empire army?â
âHey, just three days ago, those idiots from the Candra Empire army were still arguing with each other. I donât believe that they will be able to finish their argument in another three days.â The vice leader Noons said with a look of disdain from the side.
âThatâs why a country being too big isnât an advantage. Look at them now, itâs this hard just for them to come up with a casual decision. Itâs a pity that we want some boldness from them and take some countermeasures as soon as possible. Otherwise, I still have to stay here and wait for my body to rust.â Chief Hart said with a sigh.
âItâs not just you, even Iâm so bored that Iâm about to die.â Noons also complained.
They had already occupied Mero City for several days and because the City Lord Count Denpusy had fallen under their control, there was no resistance from Mero City. The citizens had been good the entire time and didnât have any thoughts, so that the plans that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce guards had come up with couldnât even be used on them.
Of course, based on their information, the Denpusy Family had never been good to the citizens of the territory they governed. There was even a small rebellion last year that caused over a thousand civilian casualties.
In this situation, perhaps the Candra Empire citizens of this city might even think it was a good thing that Count Denpusy fell into the hands of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
Chief Hart believed that if they didnât just want to achieve their goal and wanted to occupy this city, as long as they could repel the tens of thousands of Candra Empire troops outside, they wouldnât need to spend that much effort to grasp Mero City.
After all, when it came to buying the hearts of the citizens, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had a natural advantage that others couldnât compare to.
It was that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce could easily develop the economy of an area, visibly improving most peopleâs living conditions and letting them live better lives.
The citizens of the Candra Empire were far from being loyal to their lords, they even cared less about the concept of the Candra Empire.
If someone could give them better lives, naturally they would easily obtain their loyalty.
This was something that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had done in Banta City and even more times in the Stantine Duchy.
The current Frestech Chamber of Commerce staff were all very loyal and were willing to follow the Frestech Chamber of Commerce to live much better lives.
Compared to being under the hands of the royals where they couldnât even feed themselves, who wouldnât be able to think this kind of decision through?
Of course, before considering these issues, they had to solve a big hindrance which was also the main goal that sir chairman had personally set for this operation.
As if they could feel chief Hartâs thoughts, one of his personal guards that was in charge of communications quickly came over and reported to chief Hart in a loud voice.
âReporting to the chief, thereâs a high energy response to the northeast!â