Chapter 169: Surrender

Based on the accurate information provided by Xilong, the artillerymen pushed the artillery to a position about 300 meters away from the enemy camp, loaded the shells, and fired in the direction of the camp.
Bang!
The sound of artillery fire resounded through the sky, signaling the official start of the encirclement and annihilation operation.
Only a few musketeers were left to protect the artillery team, and the rest were taken to the front by Rusha, avoiding the straight line of the artillery fire and launching a frontal attack from the left and right sides.
When Duke Eddie and his men learn of the enemy attack, they will definitely flee to the south.
Because the artillery bombardment and Lusha’s troops attacked from the north, to the west was the Weishui River, to the east was the Sky Mountains, and only to the south was their Dongsheng Fortress.
After each round of artillery fire, Blue would instruct the artillery to raise the firing angle before launching the next round of artillery fire.
Adjust the firing angle to the highest and fire the shell, then stop firing. Continuing to fire may injure your own people.
When the first shell fell into the camp and made a loud noise, Duke Eddie, who was preparing to have dinner, was startled and quickly picked up the helmet beside him and put it on.
As soon as he ran out of the tent, he saw that a tent not far ahead had collapsed. It seemed to be Count Collette’s tent.
Everyone in the camp was in a panic, running around like rats with their heads in their hands. From time to time, dirt was blown up and scattered by the shells, and blood was everywhere.
Seeing this, Duke Eddie was stunned on the spot.
He couldn’t understand how the enemy caught up with him.
Since the knights in charge of reconnaissance had not found any trace of the enemy, Duke Eddie thought that the enemy had given up the pursuit and he could return to Dongsheng Fortress with peace of mind.
But now the enemy has caught up and launched an attack, what on earth are the knights sent out to scout for?!
Just then, the coachman drove the carriage hurriedly to him.
“Your Majesty Duke, get in the carriage quickly!”
“You’ve come just in time! There will be a huge reward when you return!”
Duke Eddie was touched that the coachman did not abandon him and ran away, so he quickly climbed onto the carriage.
Just as he was about to sit down, Duke Eddie happened to see a team lined up in a straight line in the distance to the north, advancing and raising short sticks to attack.
What was even more bizarre was that there were lizardmen in that team, also holding short sticks in their hands. A deeper sense of fear surged in his heart.
During the previous battle with Bianshu Town, the two sides did not engage in close combat, and the Lizardmen used old muskets and were arranged on one side of the defense line, so Duke Eddie and his men were unaware of the existence of the Lizardmen.
“Hurry! Run south!”
Duke Eddie urged immediately.
He didn’t expect that the Bianshu town actually had intersections with the subhuman race. He must escape back and report this to the new King White.
The demihuman race, like the undead monsters, is considered an enemy by the ruling class of the Kingdom of Dawnlight. To make friends with the enemy is to become an enemy of the kingdom.
Even though the church controlled by the new school has been promoting racial equality, unfortunately, the ruling class of the Kingdom of Morning Light has not accepted this concept.
“Ride!”
After confirming that Duke Eddie was seated properly, the coachman quickly whipped his horsewhip and drove the carriage south.
When the other knights and nobles saw Duke Eddie’s carriage, they also mounted their horses, abandoned their camps, and fled after him.
Leaving the camp and heading south, when Duke Eddie and his men ran for a distance, they could see Viscount Jarvis’s troops from afar.
The other side also lined up in a straight line, holding short sticks in their hands, attacking and advancing slowly.
Seeing that there were several bodies of mercenaries lying in front of the team, Duke Eddie quickly asked the coachman to stop.
At this moment, he was already in despair. How did the enemy appear here? Could he have teleported?
Being attacked from both sides, what should I do now?
In panic, Duke Eddie could only issue orders to the nobles and knights around him.
“Hurry up and charge over. Such a thin formation will definitely be easily broken through.”
However, the group of nobles and knights remained where they were, looking at each other, and no one was willing to obey Duke Eddie’s orders.
They knew very well that the short sticks in the enemy’s hands were very powerful and rushing forward would be seeking death.
“Hurry up and go!”
Seeing that this group of people were indifferent, Duke Eddie couldn’t help but roar.
Bang!
A bullet flew from nowhere and hit the head of the coachman in front of Duke Eddie accurately, killing him with a headshot.
“babble–“
The people present were so frightened by this scene that their eyes widened. Duke Eddie was so frightened that he raised his hands and shouted loudly:
“I am Duke Eddie, I surrender! Don’t kill me!”
Even Duke Eddie surrendered, and the encirclement and annihilation operation ended quickly.
Many people laid down their weapons and surrendered. The soldiers tied their hands and escorted them back to the camp.
As the sky grew darker, the surrendered mercenaries were driven to the center of the camp and guarded by two squads of soldiers in shifts.
The nobles and knights were placed in another place and kept under strict supervision.
The others don’t matter, the focus is on the nobles. After counting, it was confirmed that six more nobles were killed in this encirclement and annihilation operation, and the highest-ranking one was Count Collette.
It’s such a pity that Count Collette never got to see his son Victor until his death, even though his son had gone mad.
The good news is that Count Youm was also captured alive, which at least gave Kuros an explanation.
By this time, it was completely dark, and Owen ordered a soldier to bring Duke Eddie over.
Finally caught this guy, Owen has a lot of questions to ask him.
In addition to Owen, there were Mapel, Theresa, Viscount Jarvis, Lusha and Euchina in the tent.
Euchina is naturally here to use her abilities.
Owen sat on a wooden chair while Euchina stood beside him, her small hands clutching his forearms, ready to squeeze if he told a lie.
Others stood on either side, wanting to hear what Duke Eddie would say when the time came.
After being brought into the tent, Duke Eddie was unwilling to kneel down in front of Owen, but after being kicked hard by Viscount Jarvis, he became obedient.
After kneeling down, he looked up at Lusha, who had his arms folded, and said bitterly.
“Marquis Eisen, you actually have connections with the Lizardmen. Aren’t you afraid that the new king will hold you accountable?”
“Duke Eddie, you are a prisoner now and you are not qualified to ask me questions.”
Owen said coldly.
“Hmph!”
Duke Eddie turned his head away and said no more.
“Duke Eddie, the reason you failed so miserably is actually because of what you did last winter.”
Owen then crossed his legs and said deliberately.
“In order to deal with the undead monsters, I had to invent and manufacture muskets and cannons, and also assemble a well-trained army. I really have to thank you.”
This seems to be true. If the Holy Knights came and successfully recruited adventurers through the Adventurer’s Guild to help, Owen would not be so eager to develop industries related to military weapons.
When the northern city wall was repaired, Owen might give priority to developing some light industries and expanding their scale, selling the manufactured products through some large chambers of commerce, and using the profits earned to improve the conditions of the border town.
Of course, this does not mean that we will not develop military weapons, it will just be postponed.

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