Chapter 74 Reconciliation?

About half an hour later, the ministers who had been summoned to discuss the matter withdrew, leaving only the Grand Duke of Rostov to face His Majesty Emperor Candela.

After a long silence in the hall, His Majesty Emperor Kendela spoke quietly.

"Rostov, if the gang of trash from the Northeast Province were to attack the Imperial Guard by three times, what would the casualties be like?"

The Grand Duke of Rostov pondered for a moment, then shook his head and replied, "Your Majesty, the battle situation is different, so I'm afraid it's hard to estimate. However, in the previous exercise, the Imperial Guard easily defeated two places with the strength of three entire brigades." Legion, its own loss is very small."

His Majesty Emperor Kendela nodded slightly.

One reorganized brigade of the Imperial Guard is 5,000 people, and three reorganized brigades are a full 15,000 people.

The number of local legions is not fixed, as many as 40,000 to 50,000, and as few as 20,000.

However, His Majesty Emperor Candela was also very clear about the situation of the last exercise. The three reorganized brigades of the Imperial Guard defeated two local legions that were close to full strength, with a combined total of more than 80,000 people.

Therefore, the imperial guards defeated five times as many enemies as themselves.

Using this point as a reference, it is more dazzling than the Northeast Province garrison that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce guards defeated three times in this incident.

But His Majesty Emperor Candela knew very well that there was not much comparison between the two.

First of all, the number of people fighting is very different.

In the previous military exercises of the Candela Empire, the three reorganized brigades of the Imperial Guard and the two local legions that opposed it even added up to nearly 100,000 people.

In this Baimeng Mine incident, the number of the garrison team in the Northeast Province that attacked should be between 200 and 250, while the guards of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce stationed at the Baimeng Mine only numbered 50. Add up to less than 300 people.

With such a large difference in scale, naturally there is not much significance for comparison.

However, through a rough comparison, it can be seen that although the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guards is definitely not as good as that of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Guards, at least it will not be much worse than the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Guards stationed at the Baimeng Mine. .

At least... not like it was twelve years ago. When facing the guards of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, there was no possibility of resistance at all, and even resistance was impossible.

"What is the total number of guards in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?" His Majesty Emperor Candela suddenly asked.

This question is very abrupt, but the Grand Duke of Rostov is well aware of His Majesty's intentions. Of course I would not be surprised. After thinking for a while, I replied: "According to the data they released, there are only more than 18,000 people at present. If you count the hidden parts, I estimate that it should be more than 25,000. But it shouldn't be More than thirty thousand."

"Isn't it less than 30,000?" Emperor Candela frowned and thought for a while, and then asked: "If you want to kill these 30,000 people, what price do you think you need to pay?"

The Grand Duke of Rostov smiled wryly and shook his head: "Your Majesty, I can't give you an answer. Although the empire has inquired more about the situation of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in private, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce strictly guards the information on military magic machinery. We have obtained There is not much information about it. And you should be very clear that the current war is not based on which side has more people, but completely depends on which side's military magic machinery is strong enough..."

"I understand that." His Majesty Emperor Kendela nodded to understand. "But I want to know, how big is the gap between the Empire and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce now? Is there a chance to cause heavy casualties to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce guards?"

"This... there should be a chance..." The Grand Duke Rostov's tone was uncertain. "After all, the empire has invested a lot in military magic machinery over the years. The results are astonishing. I think... at least it won't be as powerless as before."

"That's good." His Majesty Emperor Kendela finally showed a smile on his face. "As long as it's not helpless to fight back. Although the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's guards are strong, they are too few after all."

Grand Duke Rostov nodded in agreement.

All the countries on Sainz Continent, including the two empires, are very concerned about the powerful combat effectiveness of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's escort team, but everyone knows that the number of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's escort team is too small after all.

Compared with the hundreds of thousands of other countries, or even the hundreds of thousands of huge armies of the two empires, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's guard team of less than 30,000 people may be more terrifying than all other chambers of commerce, but compared with the army of a country In comparison, it is still too far behind.

Even if the guards of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce have more powerful military magic machines, their average combat effectiveness far exceeds the armies of all countries.

But numbers limit their overall power. Even now it is not impossible for other countries to be able to compete.

Moreover, the current situation in Sainz's continent is already different from that of twelve years ago.

Twelve years ago, on the continent of Sainz, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the two empires were enemies, and other countries on the continent would only be optimistic about their success, and even push forward.

But if Xinfei Chamber of Commerce still does this now. Even if other countries will inevitably push forward, their support for Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will be much smaller.

This is because compared to twelve years ago, the power of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the power of other countries has been much smaller, and other countries are not without the power to resist.

"Speaking of which, what the hell is going on in the Northeast Province?" His Majesty Emperor Candela frowned.

Although the definition of the Baimeng mine incident was determined to be a rebellion by the soldiers, the truth about the incident was not clear. His Majesty Emperor Candela still had doubts.

If, as Duke Tim said, the soldiers mutinied because they were dissatisfied with the treatment they received in the army, and ran to rob because of it, but no matter what, they should not find the Baimeng Mine.

Everyone knows that the Baimeng Mine is a mine under the name of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and there are guards from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce stationed inside.

No matter how stupid those soldiers were, they wouldn't be so stupid as to challenge the guards of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

"It's best to wait for further reports from Duke Tim," said Grand Duke Rostov. "As for the most important thing now... it is to deal with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce first."

As soon as the words fell, the servant from before hurried in again.

"Your Majesty, the representative of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is asking to see you."

His Majesty Emperor Kendela and the Grand Duke of Rostov exchanged glances and nodded in unison.

"Let him in."

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A week later, the Kandela Empire officials and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce jointly held a press conference to make a joint announcement on the previous incident at the Baimeng Mine.

The announcement stated that during the Baimeng mine incident, the Northeast Province garrison team who attacked the Baimeng mine decided to rebel because they were dissatisfied with the treatment in the army, and tried to attack the Baimeng mine to snatch money and corresponding military supplies from the Baimeng mine. supplies, but was defeated by the guards of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce stationed in Baimeng Mine.

The Candela Empire stated that the group of soldiers who attacked the Baimeng Mine had been convicted of treason by the Candela Empire Council.

According to the laws of the empire, treason is the first-class crime, and once caught, there will be no mercy.

But now that they have died at the hands of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, there is no need to pursue it further.

The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce also stated that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has reached an understanding with the Candela Empire on this matter, and the Candela Empire has also given enough sincere compensation for the mine workers who died and were seriously injured in the incident.

The loss of the guards of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is almost negligible, so the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce also agreed not to pursue it.

Judging from the joint announcement of the Candela Empire and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it seems that this incident has just passed without causing much impact.

But the first reaction of all those who received this announcement was "impossible".

Whether it is the Candela Empire or the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, they are all known for their tough style of action, and they rarely let things that happen to them easily let go.

However, this time, the two sides quickly reached an agreement, and made this matter a trivial matter. If there is no trick in it, no one would believe it.

As a result, countless people have carried out countless weird analyzes on the truth of the matter.

Among the countless possibilities of analysis, the only point that everyone agrees on is that the Candela Empire suffered a big loss in this matter.

You see, the Candela Empire lost a regular army squad for no reason, and they have to provide a lot of high compensation for this incident, but what about the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce? Except that two guards of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce were said to have been slightly injured, and the Baimeng Mine had been suspended for a period of time due to this incident, there was no visible loss at all.

What's more, this time the Candela Empire has obviously put on a posture of giving in, so in places that people don't know, the Candela Empire is bound to make greater compensation to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

For example, at the press conference, the two parties also announced that they had reached a new cooperation project. The Kandela Empire and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will cooperate to open a research institute near the small town of Chidanlu, specializing in the abnormal phenomenon of the incident in the small town of Chidanlu. research.

In the description of this cooperation project of the Candela Empire, it is no longer said that the cause of the Chidanlu town incident is related to the magic air conditioner as before, but it is explained as an abnormal phenomenon.

This attitude, in the eyes of everyone, is an obvious concession.

However, not many people expressed surprise and incomprehension at the retreat of the Candela Empire.

In the past ten years or so, all countries on the continent of Sainz, including the two empires, have never been able to become tough when facing the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

It is not surprising that the Candela Empire alone has given way to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce many times before.

The more times, people have long been used to it, and they can fully understand the concession of the Candela Empire.

After all, the strength of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is too strong to make other countries feel invincible. In addition, the construction of the magic industry within the country cannot do without the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so it is normal to back down in front of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

This guess eventually became the final judgment of the vast majority of people on these two consecutive incidents.

However, in the minds of those who really know the inside story of this matter, the truth is quite another matter. (~^~)