Chapter 132 Battle 3
In the Lord's Hall, Lin Muqiu put the map buildings back in place.
Yes, the protective shield has an isolation function. She just set it so that only residents of Ankang Town can enter. It is really useful.
Even though it cost some money...it doesn't matter, just let those people compensate her.
She mused.
At the same time, she began issuing a challenge.
In order to prevent the townspeople from being alarmed and affecting the strategic effectiveness, she had previously used the excuse that an avalanche might come early and told them not to leave the city. Now that the war had officially begun, there was no need to hide it.
Ankang Town has officially declared war on the Imperial Capital, and the city gates will be closed. Please rest assured and do not leave the city for the foreseeable future. Ankang Town will soon welcome a new wave of consumers, so there's no need to worry about the town's economy.
After sending the message, Augustine's announcement came from the side:
"Sir, I pulled all those people out of the avalanche. What do you plan to do with them?"
Lin Muqiu raised his head, a smile on his lips, "Of course I will treat them to delicious food and drink."
Augustine was surprised. "What?"
"Of course, it's not free." Lin Muqiu smiled, and no one knew what he was planning.
Augustine pursed his lips and saw her familiar expression, having a bad feeling.
I just hope those knights from the imperial capital will be blessed.
*
The dungeon was dark and damp.
Bourbon and his men were imprisoned in different places, each with different thoughts.
All four thousand soldiers were captured, but no one on the other side was killed or injured. If this were to get out, would his reputation be ruined?
The knights were more concerned about their own safety than the Bourbon was about their reputation.
Normally, the victorious town would require the losing party to pay compensation and send the general back as a prisoner. This was a tacit protection of top talents by both sides, but for this group of knights, it was much more cruel.
Some were beheaded, some were sold to prisoner traffickers, and some had their families paid a high ransom, otherwise they would be tortured to death.
They had never lost before, but now they had to worry.
But they are guards of the imperial capital, Ankang Town shouldn’t dare to do that, right?
After all, it is too difficult to train a high-level swordsman.
At this moment, the dungeon was silent and quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Suddenly, a fragrant aroma came to their noses, making them salivate. They had been hungry for a long time, and they recognized it immediately: it was the aroma of roast duck, roast chicken, fried steak, and fried meat patties.
Footsteps sounded, and it was Guard Ankang shouting, "Dinner is ready, come and eat."
The Cavaliers were shocked and immediately came forward to look curiously until they saw the food clearly and almost dropped their jaws in shock.
There are mashed potatoes, potato chips, grilled and fried steaks, sandwiches, various jam salads, delicious hairy crabs, spicy crayfish, various hot pot dipping sauces, side dishes, roast chicken and duck, apples, peaches and pears, macadamia nuts and walnuts, etc., from snacks to staple foods, everything is available.
They were surprised.
They were moved.
This was the first time they had such a favorable impression of a town.
The food was so delicious that they were drooling, their hearts were beating fast, and they couldn't wait to eat it.
So, they all looked at General Bourbon at the same time, their eyes inquiring and full of desire, as if asking him if they could eat it.
Bourbon suddenly became proud.
It seems that Ankang Town is still afraid.
This kind of situation has happened before. Usually, the towns are afraid that they will lose again and the imperial capital will retaliate, so they will give them special treatment.
Then he seemed to be back in the time when he was commanding thousands of troops, and he gave an order, "Alright, they won't dare to kill us even if they are left out in the cold. Let's eat."
The Cavaliers no longer hesitated. They were already drooling over the food and immediately started scrambling for it. They felt a little complicated: they had heard that the food in Ankang Town was delicious, but they didn't expect to eat it in this way!
Just as they were about to stuff their food into their mouths, Guard Ankang suddenly laughed and said, "These cost money. We're selling them at five times the normal price."
"Cough cough." The Cavaliers almost choked.
That was a close call, it almost bit me!
They were startled and immediately woke up. Looking at the food so close to them, they couldn't describe the taste. They felt greedy and shocked.
Five times the price? Why didn't she just go and grab it?
Especially since the Ankang Town Beer Festival had just passed, prices were inflated, and they would be extremely unhappy if they were asked to buy at five times the price.
Bourbon was even more furious, pounding the railing with gritted teeth: "How dare you play tricks on me?"
"How can you call this a joke about the Guards?" The Ankang guard walked away, smiling good-naturedly. "It's a mutual agreement, isn't it fair? What? You don't think that Ankang Town will flatter you and treat you to free food and drink? No way, no way, you wouldn't be so shameless, would you?"
Everyone choked, they really thought so just now.
In the past, they relied on their invincibility and were never afraid of anything, but today, when they looked at their wallets, they were really scared.
They shuddered, their hearts filled with heartache.
When they encountered Ankang Town, they were really defeated.
*
On the other side, His Majesty, completely unaware of what was happening, was commanding with great confidence, "Do as I command."
"yes."
The men left immediately.
In just half an hour, the news of the battle between the Imperial Capital and Ankang Town spread throughout the streets and alleys of the continent.
Everyone was shocked by the news. "How could a fight break out between the two sides when things were going well? I was just on vacation at the beer festival two days ago. Wasn't Ankang Town's business booming? How could this happen?"
"Alas, Ankang Town is so unlucky. It's only been developed for a short time. How did it offend His Majesty?"
One man, cracking melon seeds, didn't mind the trouble. "Tsk, have you forgotten? They won beautifully against Imperial Capital Academy back then. Your Majesty is so competitive, how could he let them go? Ultimately, Ankang Town deserves it. Who let them be so arrogant? This time, they're probably doomed."
A woman immediately responded, "You're being ridiculous! How can you blame the victim? His Majesty is clearly attacking Ankang Town out of greed for its financial resources. I've encountered this kind of situation before in Crossco Town. If you ask me, Ankang Town won't necessarily lose!"
“…”
Each side held a different view, some supported Ankang Town, some supported the imperial capital, and they argued fiercely. Just as everyone was spitting, a piece of news came from Ankang Town, falling out of the blue.
The news was spread all over the continent in the form of leaflets:
[Ankang Town fought against General Bourbon, capturing 4,000 prisoners without a single casualty.]
The man who had been standing in front of Huangdu was silent. He had never thought that Huangdu was so weak and embarrassed her, and he had never expected that Ankang Town would react so quickly and fight back.
The woman breathed a sigh of relief and was very happy.
They had been unhappy with the emperor for a long time, and now someone finally spoke up for these victims!
Regardless of their stance, without exception, they have no doubt that the power relations on the mainland will be reshuffled.
*
At this moment, only General Elda was extremely anxious.
He kept wiping the sweat off his face, feeling embarrassed.
What kind of thing is this? His Majesty had just declared war, and right after that, Ankang Town announced its victory. He absolutely didn't believe that Ankang Town hadn't been prepared.
Ankang Town was definitely deliberately luring them into the trap.
"Ankang Town is absolutely, absolutely a tough nut to crack. We shouldn't provoke them," Elda reiterated. "If we are wise, we should withdraw immediately."
Felix sneered, "Oh, you spineless thing! We've already lost the battle. Do you really want the Imperial City to become a laughing stock and a target of public criticism? Now the only way is to win it back!"
Hearing this, Elda's anger flared up again. You're making it sound so simple, but if we fail, you won't be the one to blame, right? Besides, what good is endless slaughter? Why are you so focused on your own pride?
But he didn't respond directly. "The best way now is to use a small number of knights to conduct a probe and first test Ankang Town to see what their attitude is."
"Yeah." This time Felix didn't object.
At this moment, they only had 6,000 knights left, and they didn't know what traps Ankang Town had set, so they naturally had to be much more cautious.
Besides, now that both sides have declared war, the advantage of a surprise attack has disappeared. Their only advantage is that they are in the dark and can do some small things secretly.
For more than ten days, Felix sent a small number of knights, archers and mages to harass Ankang Town every day.
However, the strange thing is that every time they walk around Ankang Town, the space mage's surveillance will immediately become ineffective, and they can't see anything about the battle in Ankang Town.
The knights who walked into the vicinity of Ankang Town were like walking into the gaping mouth of a monster. They disappeared out of thin air or were captured, and never came back.
This really drove him crazy. "Are you crazy? What's going on?"
At this moment, he could only analyze one fact: Ankang City had the upper hand, geographical location, and could control natural disasters, and there were definitely top mages in the city who were also well aware of their situation. All of this made him lose confidence.
In particular, His Majesty repeatedly sent him messages: [What the hell is going on? How could the Bourbon army lose? Didn't the surprise attack succeed?]
[What do you mean, how far has the battle progressed? Why haven't you taken action yet?]
【Send me your location and I will lead the team myself! 】
【……】
One after another, Elda's head was about to explode.
Especially since Felix, as the commander, knew nothing and kept putting pressure on him.
These bitches!
Elda exploded and kicked the table in anger.
Damn, they just knew how to embarrass him. If they had the guts, they could challenge Ankang Town! They were living so comfortably in Ankang Town! They took the prisoners and happily "extorted" them for a lot of money!
He was scolded by both sides and became more and more angry. As the days passed, he could not find any flaws in Ankang Town. He was only filled with anger and became more and more aggrieved.
Until one day, he was lying in bed, eyes half-open, teeth grinding in anger, when a female voice came to his ears:
"I'm Lin Muqiu, would you like to chat with me?"
Elda's eyes snapped open.
How did she know he was here?
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