Even though it was rely a matter of pride, Kallen still had to instruct her brother to mobilize reinforcents to support the fortress at the fastest speed possible.
After all, no matter what, this was the face of the Revolutionary Army and also their bargaining chip to gain more benefits in the upcoming negotiations. Therefore, even if Kallen did not want this unnecessary battle to happen, she had to do sothing as the leader of the Revolutionary Army.
However, despite their swift mobilization of an elite force from Stansol City for reinforcent, regrettably, both the fortress and the reinforcents were defeated with the deploynt of seven Mounted Knights.
If it weren’t for Perfikot’s order not to kill, these Flying Knights would likely have slaughtered everyone.
Because the Flying Knights were not only equipped with specialized Steam Armor capable of flight, but their armants were also far superior to that of ordinary knights.
For instance, they carried 20mm grenade launchers with special drum magazines connected to ammo belts, and each Flying Knight could carry two drums with a hundred rounds each.
In addition, they had shoulder-mounted 75mm recoilless rifles, using pods for ammunition loading, with each pod holding five shells, and the Steam Knight could carry three pods.
As for the 12.7mm triple-barreled rotary machine guns, they only carried two hundred rounds and were ant as self-defense weapons for protection when necessary.
Such firepower, combined with the ability to fly, made a single Flying Knight equivalent to an ard helicopter from Perfikot’s original world, and placing such weapons on a battlefield where smoothbore and flintlock guns were still used, was indeed...
In summary, twenty minutes after Perfikot issued the orders, Weber had already returned with the other Flying Knights.
They landed, and aside from a faint sll of smoke, even the armor that had been polished to a shine didn’t have a single scratch.
This undoubtedly gave the representatives of the Revolutionary Army a massive shock since even if their n weren’t strong enough, they still couldn’t manage to leave any mark on the opposition’s armor?
But before these Flying Knights could speak, the representatives still harbored so unrealistic expectations in their hearts, hoping these Steam Knights feared the fortress garrison’s defenses to such an extent that they retreated without launching an attack.
However, when Weber opened his visor to report back to Perfikot, they knew their hopes were utterly dashed.
"Count, we have fulfilled our mission! As per your orders, we flew to the fortress, dispatched five knights to attack it, and have successfully taken it over." Weber gave a brief report of the mission to Perfikot, specifically ntioning the reinforcents sent by the opposition: "Furthermore, we noticed the opposition sent reinforcents, so we dispatched two knights to intercept them.
They had no weapons capable of attacking us, and the fortress garrison’s morale collapsed after we blew up the highest tower with grenade launchers.
If you hadn’t ordered us to refrain from killing, with all twelve knights involved in the battle, we could have wiped out the fortress’s two thousand soldiers in five minutes.
Even so, we still destroyed the fortress’s gate, towers, and so defensive fortifications within ten minutes and took over the command center.
During the occupation, so of the fortress garrison were injured for various reasons, but no personnel were killed."
"Well done, as a debut for the Flying Knights, you did well." Perfikot nodded slightly, satisfied with the achievents of the Flying Knights.
From Weber’s words, she could deduce that Weber hadn’t deployed all the knights into the battle. Out of a squadron of twelve knights, only five participated in the attack on the fortress, while two intercepted the Revolutionary Army’s reinforcents, with the remaining five essentially just observing.
Despite such circumstances, they could still seize a fortress within ten minutes without any killings, which was truly a battle of considerable significance.
As for why Weber took a total of twenty minutes, it was rely due to so flight ti on the way.
After all, there was so distance between the fortress and the city; under normal circumstances, horseback riding would take about half an hour, but for Flying Knights, it was a re five-minute journey.
Knowing the results achieved by the Flying Knights, Perfikot turned to the Revolutionary Army representatives: "Now that you have seen, the Empire has the power to crush you at any ti. So will you choose to accept my gift, becoming an autonomous territory of the Empire?
Or do you still wish to reject my rcy, continue opposing the Empire, and be utterly crushed by ? The consequences are yours to decide."
Faced with what seed like an ultimatum, Kallen appeared a bit indecisive. After hesitating, she spoke, "May we have so ti? I need to consult with the others."
"In light of your previous politeness and genuine willingness to negotiate, I will give you 48 hours. After 48 hours, I will need a clear answer." Perfikot looked at Kallen, not overly pressuring the representatives of the Revolutionary Army.
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"Do we really have to surrender to the Empire? Is our endeavor to co to such a sudden halt?" one representative clenched his hat in his hands with unwillingness, filled with inexplicable grief and anger.
Kallen sighed and remarked helplessly, "I don’t wish for this either, but you all saw it too. The Flying Knights took only ten minutes to conquer the fortress in Stansol City, and this was while avoiding any killings.
I can hardly imagine the dreadful consequences if the Steam Knights attacked with full force.
"For the revolution, we are not afraid to sacrifice!" The representative who had previously confronted Perfikot still wore a determined look, but his pale complexion and slightly trembling hands betrayed that his inner state was not as steadfast as it appeared.
"Indeed, we are not afraid of sacrificing, but our comrades’ lives should not be wasted in vain," Kallen persuaded the others with a touch of compassion on her face: "While yielding to the Empire isn’t our desired outco.
If establishing an autonomous territory and obtaining autonomy is possible, it could be an acceptable compromise.
After all, our true goal has always been to liberate all who are oppressed; the fundantal purpose of the revolution is to overthrow feudal and capitalist control to create a new world where everyone is equal.
Establishing an autonomous territory could an that our cause finally has a genuinely stable external environnt, right?
Besides, everyone, I also hope you realize this: the end of the world is not just an empty phrase. If the Empire wasn’t dealing with the apocalypse, the Northern Territory Count wouldn’t have exercised such rciful ’non-lethal’ actions today, but would have brought the Steam Knights to utterly destroy everything."
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