That night, Valad's troops finally entered the city one after another. During this process, Udora's cavalry never appeared again.
The 40,000 troops didn't fully enter the city until almost nine o 'clock. Their stomachs were rumbling with hunger when they discovered that the kitchen of the Kallon Kingdom had already prepared the food. After a warm and full meal, they immediately had a good impression of these troops from overseas. Of course, this also included their reverence for the two bombs.
Looking at the well-armed and well-equipped guards of the Kingdom of Karen standing guard outside the inner city gate, Valad felt inexplicably nervous. Because these guys not only had swords and knives, but also some strange long-barreled weapons. The waves made Valad feel like a miniature version of a crystal cannon. If it was real, he was afraid that he might not be able to block it even with his shield.
As a senior mage, he hadn't felt this sense of insecurity from ordinary people for a long time. When he entered the inner city, he realized how strong the army of the Kingdom of Karen was. Erwin and a few non-commissioned officers of the paratroopers had just finished reporting the situation. At this time, they were walking out. These non-commissioned officers were all above level 10. Coupled with their equipment, they were many times stronger than the cavalry of Bindu that they encountered in the afternoon.
"Mage Valad, please wait here for a moment. I'll go and inform the Prime Minister. "
The soldier in front stopped and saluted Erwin and the others who were leaving. The lower-ranking soldiers had to salute their superiors, and the superiors had to nod in response. Both sides greeted each other tacitly, but from beginning to end, they didn't say a word. Valad looked at Erwin and the others walking almost at the same pace, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
How did they train their soldiers like this?
While he was thinking, the soldier in front said that the Prime Minister and the General had time now, so he could go in. Valad responded politely. As soon as he walked into the living room, he heard the conversation going on.
"… the composition of the enemy is very complicated. The Thukk tribe itself is not short of population, and they have even accumulated a certain amount of strength over the years. But now, the people who came to attack Lassiman are a group of patchwork troops. It's a big problem. "
"The reconnaissance aircraft have not conducted reconnaissance on the cities south of Lamu River. I will include this in the plan."
Sodelor asked his aide behind him to write it down, then turned to look at Valad. He gave Roddy a look, got up, and saluted. "Hello, Commander Valad. I am the current military commander of the Kingdom of Karen, Sodelor. This is the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Karen, Roddy. "
Valad hurriedly saluted and apologized profusely. He said that his misjudgment had led to more losses and caused more trouble to the Kingdom of Karen's garrison.
However, Roddy still didn't have a good expression on his face when faced with Valard who had pulled his face down. He sat in the armchair and watched as the other party finished his long speech. He said bluntly, "I hope that your country's army will perform better than today's defense."
Valad's face suddenly turned red. The Bindu cavalry easily tore through the rear army's defense line. Although there were objective reasons, the most fundamental problem was that the entire army was not strong enough.
Anyone would feel uncomfortable being exposed, but the result on the battlefield was irrefutable. Valad could only admit it in the end. He bowed his head and said, "I will cooperate with your army in the following battles …"
Roddy replied expressionlessly, "I hope so. By the way, there are too many of you. The food in the city is probably not enough. You will have to think of a solution after a month. "
Valad's eyes widened. This matter was much more serious than being scolded. Although his combat ability was average, he had common sense. An army's combat ability aside, the most important thing was to ensure food supply. If there was no food to eat, there was no need to fight the enemy. The army would fall apart due to internal strife.
Before Roddy came, he had inquired about the food reserves in the city. It was basically enough for his army to eat for a year. There were two thousand people in Karlis. How much could they eat?
There was only one meaning in Roddy's words: I will take the food. You will have to think of a solution for the rest.
Valad was a little flustered. He hurriedly said, "Prime Minister, is this all the food left in the city? Your army is less than two thousand people. Do you need that much? "
"It is two thousand now, but not necessarily in the future. I have requisitioned the food in Rasia City. I have mentioned this when we first signed the agreement. Giving you a month's time is already a gift beyond the agreement. If you think there is a problem, you are welcome to report it to the parliament. I am willing to negotiate more on this issue. "
Valard was dumbfounded by these words. He was still in a daze when he left the inner city.
After leaving the robot-like soldiers, Valad hurriedly sent someone to check the granary. He soon received a report, "Sir … Their army is blocking the granary area. They are not letting us in at all … Do you want me to sneak in …"
Valad waved his hand, "Forget it. I will write a letter to the parliament."
He had no other way. Was he going to use force to rob them? Regardless of whether he had the ability or not, the Kingdom of Karen's army had the ability to seize the city. If he did that, the old men in the parliament would not let him go!
Valad's resting area was relatively close to the north gate. Most of the soldiers were arranged to stay here. But when he came here, he was a little puzzled, "Why are the people scattered? Isn't there a military camp over there? "
"Sir … there, there is no way to arrange it now."
"What do you mean? No one is allowed to live there? "
"No, the whole area … It's like it was blown up by magic. It's gone."
Valard couldn't understand what this "gone" meant at all, but he immediately walked over and saw the scene of the scene.
After a day, the military camp that was blown up could not be cleaned up. The only thing the soldiers of the Kingdom of Karen could do was to mobilize the masses to collect the pieces of the corpses in the vicinity to prevent the decay from causing a plague. But even so, the thick smell of blood still made Valad tremble.
His subordinates had already asked the surrounding residents about the explosion. After explaining in a low voice the process of the explosion, Valad was completely silent.
The dark streets had been cordoned off. Because Sodelor had specially arranged the accommodation of the Lassman soldiers in advance, there was no scene of soldiers disturbing the residents on the streets after dark. Valad stood on the wide and empty main road. Suddenly, he saw flashing lights in the distant sky approaching, and then hovering down …
The city that was supposed to be conquered by him now felt extremely unfamiliar to Valad.
(End of this chapter)
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