Losses were heavy and progress was slow.
For three days and three nights, the combined armies of the three major forces launched a fierce attack on the Daxia Empire's positions. Apart from losing troops and generals, they did not gain any advantage at all.
Especially the "Ocean Federation", which was the first to arrive on the battlefield, suffered the heaviest casualties.
"You can't say that."
Mitsuda Kei smiled coldly, shook his head and said: "We are at war now, and we are not here earlier than anyone else. If we insist on talking about losses, our Sun Never Sets Empire may not be much stronger than your Ocean Federation."
There was a pause.
Mitsuda Kei emphasized: "You must know that every berserker in my hand is worth a lot of money. In the past three days, almost all of the more than 130 perfect combat tools were damaged on the battlefield."
Narrow your eyes.
Mitsuda Kei snorted coldly: "They are all the crystallized products of our 'Empire on which the Sun Never Sets' biotechnology. Now there is not a single one left. Doesn't our loss not be great?"
Bang~~
Rhine suddenly slapped the case and said angrily: "How much are those rags worth? Can they be compared with my brothers? My soldiers are all living people." ah!"
War puppets created using "biotechnology" are industrial products that can be replicated repeatedly, no matter how much they are lost.
But the night watchman is different.
For any country, cultivating a night watchman requires not only money, but also a large amount of time investment and probability based on the population base.
"Haha, that's your problem."
Seeing Rhine's anger, Mitsuda Kei acted very calmly and smiled disdainfully: "As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, a large number of his subordinates died in battle due to poor command. Who can be blamed?!"
"you......"
Eyes widened.
Rhine was completely out of anger and wanted to slap Mitsuda Kei in front of him to death.
The two were tit for tat.
The eyes were filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, so that the adjutants and guards behind them also became tense.
"You two, please tell me what you have to say!"
Wearing heavy fur.
An old man with white hair stood up immediately and reached out to hold down Rhine's trembling shoulders.
He is none other than Duke Helu, the leader of the legions of the "Aisha Principality".
"The reason why we gather together is to carve up the huge piece of cake that is the Daxia Empire. We are definitely not here for grudges. If it is not conducive to unity, it is better to say less."
He snorted lightly.
Rhine rolled his eyes silently, and then sat back down with Duke Helu's comfort.
"In fact, in the past three days, our three forces have suffered considerable losses."
Seeing that the two bosses gradually calmed down.
The wily Duke Helu smiled slightly and continued: "No matter how big the losses are, this battle will still have to be fought. If we fight head-on, there will of course be losses. I think we should find some way to check and balance Daxia. people."
As soon as these words came out.
Both Rhine and Mitsuda Kei were slightly startled and looked at Duke Helu in unison.
"Old Duke, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly..."
Mitsuda Kei's eyes were bright and he said with great interest: "When we meet today, we will talk about how to defeat the enemy. As long as you can eliminate those bastards in the Daxia Empire, our 'Sun Never Sets Empire' will definitely support you unconditionally."
The change in attitude was unexpected.
Rhine glanced at this guy and simply picked up the wine on the table and took a sip without bothering to pay attention.
"Haha, it's not an earth-shattering countermeasure."
He played with the crystal wine glass in front of him.
Duke Helu's smile looked extremely cunning, and he said: "This time, our legion from the "Aisha Principality" arrived relatively late. Firstly, it was because of the long journey, and secondly, because I had a sudden idea on the way. He ordered his men and horses to do some trivial things."
Hear the words.
Even Rhine couldn't help but frown, full of strong curiosity about the "little business" that Duke Helu said.
Seeing that the two people around him were full of doubts.
Duke Helu stopped pretending, raised his hand, and shouted to his subordinates behind him: "Bring them up."
He nodded respectfully.
A guard immediately left the place and ran towards the battle formation of "Aisha Principality".
After a while.
But they saw a dozen ragged civilians being detained all the way to the three of them.
Their hands and feet were covered with heavy chains, and their spirits were also very depressed.
"they are......"
He lifted his chin and looked at the group of people up and down.
Rhine blurted out: "Civilians of the Great Xia Empire?"
"That's right."
He nodded silently.
Duke Helu was full of pride and talked eloquently: "You two don't know that our 'Aisha Principality' is located in the extreme north. It has always been a vast area with sparsely populated areas, ice and snow all year round, and a very harsh climate, so the population is In our eyes, it is the most precious wealth.”
Facing the stunned eyes of the two people.
Duke Helu smiled and continued: "This man cares about whatever he lacks."
"From the northern border all the way to the plains in the hinterland of Daxia, I thought for a long time and ordered my men to sweep many satellite towns along the way. During this period, we basically captured the population of those small towns."
Having said this, it is obvious that there is still something unfinished.
Duke Helu shook his head and sighed: "What a pity, I passed by several fortress cities. If it weren't for the sake of catching up with you, I would really want to try to storm in. You know, the population of the fortress cities in the Great Xia Empire, but It’s enough to reach a scale of tens of millions.”
"Men are used as coolies, and women are naturally used to reproduce offspring. Even those young children can be used as military ration reserves for special periods."
After hearing this.
Mitsuda Kei and Rhine couldn't help but look at each other, with a trace of deep fear flashing in their eyes.
When it comes to murder and arson, there is absolutely no ambiguity between the two of them.
But using living people as military rations is completely beyond their scope of cognition.
"Ahem..."
He coughed twice.
Cold sweat broke out on Rhine's forehead, and he asked: "Duke Helu's appetite is quite good... But how will capturing these civilians help the current war situation?"
"Hahahaha, General Rhine, you might as well be bold."
He threw his head back and laughed a few times.
Duke Helu patted Rhine's shoulder again, with a sinister light flashing in his eyes, and said with a deep laugh: "One or two mere untouchables are of course of no use, but once the number of such garbage increases, they will be destroyed." Driving at the forefront of our army, how do you think the Daxia Empire's legion should respond?"
His eyes widened violently.
Rhine and Mitsuda Kei couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
No matter how cruel and ruthless they are, they have never thought about it in this regard.
"I captured a lot of such untouchables along the way, probably in the thousands."
He slowly poured himself a glass of wine.
Duke Helu said bluntly: "If we really eat all the food, it will inevitably be a waste. Let them use the remaining heat."
He didn't care about the surprised looks of the two people beside him.
Duke Helu went his own way, picked up the wine glass, took a sip, raised his eyebrows and said: "Of course, this small number is not enough to make it happen. Although there are no fortress cities within hundreds of kilometers around here, satellite towns and villages should still be There are quite a few.”
He raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.
Duke Helu sneered: "With a little effort, send some people to loot, and gather a few thousand people, maybe it will be enough."
Ruthless and cruel to the extreme.
Mitsuda Kei and Rhine suddenly fell into a long silence. Although they had no empathy for these Daxia civilians, they were not as crazy as Duke Helu.
"The method does work."
Mitsuda Kei nodded and said coldly: "But these alone will at best disrupt the military morale of the Daxia Empire and cannot play a decisive role."
"As long as it angers them, that's enough."
Putting down the empty wine glass, he took out a white handkerchief from his pocket.
Duke Helu wiped his mouth and continued: "This person will definitely lose his mind once he gets angry. Without his mind, he will definitely make a lot of mistakes."
He looked up at the two people beside him.
The white-haired old man raised the corner of his mouth and said with a cold smile: "At that time, we only need to arrange an ambush and wait for the opportunity, and maybe it will play a key role."
Speaking of which.
Mitsuda Kei and Rhine exchanged glances again, and after a long moment of silence, they finally nodded silently in agreement with this approach.
"Okay, let's do it."
Mitsuda Kei smiled and said: "As the saying goes, a soldier never tires of deceit. This is the Daxia Empire's own proverb."
"agree."
Cross your hands and interlock your fingers.
Rhine also echoed: "At this time, there is no need to talk about bullshit human rights anymore, just do it first and then talk about it!"
Seeing that the commanders of the two major forces agreed with this plan.
Duke Helu smiled and said nothing, only a white light flickered vaguely in his pupils, full of evil connotations.
