How Virtuous? Hurting Victoria, but Not Our Speaker! / Oppression Cannot Change Life's Struggle!

The main condition of the contract between Red Dragon and Aslan was that they would jointly govern Victoria.

However, as all the emperors of the various countries have seen, since Aslan came to power, Tara, who represents the Red Dragon, has been suppressed and has hardly ever sat on the throne.

If they are so untrustworthy to their own people, what about to other countries?

Chapter 241 Shameless? It hurts Victoria but not our the Speaker!

"Keep the attack going! I want the Speaker to understand my loyalty."

The members of parliament in Victoria don't care about this or that; the Speaker's orders are absolute, and no one can sway them.

Since Speaker Huang wants us to stop Ursus, then we absolutely cannot let Victoria suffer a loss.

The members of parliament present all thought the same thing: once the Usa envoy had completely returned to the enemy's side, they would start to act like utterly inhuman beings.

"Turn all the cannons towards the rear guard! Give them a good beating!"

One member of parliament thought so, but was immediately dissuaded by another member.

"Brother, the Speaker has always been kind and benevolent. Doing this might damage his reputation. It's not appropriate. Besides, they are all civilians who were forcibly tied to the warships."

It was clear from the telescope that the number of escort troops following the Ursus High-speed Battleship was considerable, and their density was extremely high.

A single shot could kill at least a hundred people. If fired at full speed, and the enemy didn't run away, it could cause tens of thousands of casualties in just a few hours.

"Brother, did I say that this order was issued by the Speaker? To deal with an enemy, you have to use the same methods as an enemy. Speaker Huang is indeed very kind, and at the same time, he is very capable. He can handle this matter well with just a little thought."

"But we don't have the same brains as the Speaker. These people's lives are certainly important, but compared to the task that Lord Huang is about to complete, the lives of the Ursus people are insignificant."

It's just a mere hundred thousand people.

The Talarian who have died under our command is far more than just a few hundred thousand, and we've never seen us so benevolent before.

"Besides, it's only Victoria's reputation that's being damaged. Our Speaker is the leader of Utopia, and we must remember that!"

That made sense, Victorians present all agreed, and then stopped discussing what to do next.

In war, no one understands slaughter better than the manipulators of war.

And so, a massacre began.

Ursus brought an enormous number of his retinue, several times the size of his regular army.

These people formed a very complete logistics supply system around the High-speed Battleship.

Unlike the Tsarist army during World War I in my previous life, this world has advanced technology such as High-speed Battleship, which can carry all the supplies on board and provide for the troops for a long time.

But they were still an expeditionary force, so they had to save money wherever possible.

For example, even for the most basic fuel supply, the Ursus army still has to cut down the surrounding timber to achieve around-the-clock availability.

However, since Ursus is the most technologically backward of all the major powers, it's already a miracle that the High-speed Battleship they can barely build can even move. They can't expect them to be very fast. In any case, they consider it a victory if they can forcibly take over a piece of land by relying on their physical strength.

As for why the emperor would personally lead the expedition, wasn't he afraid of dying on the battlefield?

This is because the emperor of Ursus has no concept of his country's development.

After all, the speed of information transmission in this world is much slower and more difficult than in Master Huang's previous life.

We only know the general development of various countries, but there are many intricacies behind that word "general".

So Ursus had just joined the battle, immediately understood.

Goodness, apart from Leithanian, the technology of the other countries is more advanced than ours.

Ursus is currently outmatched by magic and outpaced by technology.

We can't really send our Inner Guards to be suicide bombers, otherwise we won't be able to use the land we've captured.

Moreover, the emperor of Ursus felt that if he withdrew now, he would probably make himself a laughing stock, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and forcibly take over a piece of land.

Its large accompanying army ensured the basic living conditions of the entire army during the expedition, at least guaranteeing that there would be hot food at every meal.

However, the cost of this is that the number of accompanying soldiers decreases every day due to non-combat reasons, by about several dozen people each day.

Because the Noble Lord need to ensure their meat supply, but the creatures of Terra's land are never spineless, and there are no animals that are easy to bully.

Therefore, the decision of the Victoria councilors was correct. This army has been able to hold out until now entirely thanks to the retinue. Once the basic living security is gone, these Noble Lords will not be able to withstand the pressure of foreign wars.

Meanwhile, the soldiers inside the High-speed Battleship were not physically weak; it's just that they hadn't experienced the tempering of war in this era.

Since there are only two Ursus High-speed Battleship, the only way to quickly conquer other countries' territories is to use an elite force.

The unique form of warfare on Terra's land made this possible, but Ursus clearly did not have a complete grasp of the war's trajectory.

Although Victoria's average combat strength is not as high as Ursus', its technology makes up for it.

So from the very beginning, this bear was pinned to the ground and rubbed against the ground by Victoria, never once raising its head.

"Old Henry, are you still looking at photos? Missing home?"

It was a cold night.

In the army camp, several old men were sitting around a fire, cooking a simple vegetable soup.

"Old Vic, don't you want to? We've come here to suffer from hunger and cold. Although we've also had our fill of food before, at least we've never traveled far from home and haven't faced any life-or-death situations."

"Henry, we've never had a choice, but at least we won this battle. Each of us will get several gold coins, which is enough. Isn't this what we've all been hoping for?"

"Vic, I'm scared. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back. My mother is waiting for me, and my wife and son are waiting for me too. I'm afraid if I die, they will all starve to death next year."

"But if we don't go, those damned recruiters will send my son, and there's nothing we can do about it."

The two elderly people stood back to back, the cold wind blowing through their tattered cotton-padded clothes and their shivering bones.

"Perhaps, Vic. At least we can still save our lives. The Victorians and Leithanian are both fighting the Noble Lord."

This is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

But just as they were about to fall asleep, several streaks of fire suddenly flashed across the sky.

Before the two elderly people could react, their poor bodies were completely crushed into ashes in the flames.

Just like their fate, which is as fleeting as snowflakes.

Then came screams, but unfortunately they couldn't hear them.

That night, the Ursus retinue experienced what real war was like, as Victoria's Originium Shell seemed to have eyes, crashing into the crowd.

When the shell hits the ground, it bursts into a blazing light, generating a huge explosion and shock.

So, less than an hour after Victoria's attack began, Ursus had already suffered over 10,000 casualties.

Chapter 242 Oppression Cannot Change the Struggle for Life!

The surviving soldiers wanted to hide inside the High-speed Battleship, but when they reached the door, they were met with a cold glint of blades.

"Do you intend to expose the flagship's location at night? If so, I will have to treat you as treason!"

"That's what the Ursus Officer standing behind the observation window said."

The real reason was that they didn't want these lowly people to come in. After all, if Victoria's cannons could reach this place, how could she not know the location of the High-speed Battleship?

However, High-speed Battleship can move, and they can move much faster than ordinary people.

However, the Victorians were not fighting High-speed Battleship, but these people whom the Ursus Nobles called commoners!

How could the noble Ursus Nobles allow these ordinary people to enter their warship? What if they dirtied the carpet?

Countless Ursus people were blasted into mincemeat by artillery shells, and on the vast plains, they didn't even have a place to hide.

Death accompanies them, and suffering is their constant companion.

A night passed, and the true bloodshed and cruelty of war were thoroughly revealed to all the accompanying soldiers.

After the attack, officers who had been hiding inside the High-speed Battleship came out to clean up the bodies.

No, they naturally wouldn't clean up the corpses; instead, they would gather the remaining soldiers who had survived the night and find the crippled and unable-to-walking followers.

The ground was covered with human corpses and blood, and there wasn't even a place to put your feet.

The cries of humans mingled with the smell of Originium as several soldiers wearing gas masks emerged from inside the High-speed Battleship, carrying long swords.

Their outward appearance clearly indicates that they are not there to save people.

With a soft splatter, a wounded soldier who was still screaming in agony had his throat slit by a long blade.

"You're a useless piece of trash. You can only blame your bad luck."

"A soldier wearing a gas mask said."

Do they really think the nobles of Ursus would treat these gray beasts as human beings?

That's wishful thinking. We can just replace these people with another batch. It's no big deal.

For the nobles of Ursus, the medicine on the warships is limited, but the commoners below are endless. If these die, the country will send even more retinues.

Even Victoria, who was not human, could hardly imagine this.

Even the Victorians fired the cannons couldn't help but exclaim, "Aren't they afraid of a mutiny in the army?"

Although Victoria has always been a scoundrel, she at least tries to maintain a semblance of decorum when it comes to her assets. If these people really cause trouble, it will definitely lead to some unnecessary problems.

But compared to Ursus's approach, Victoria was far too lenient.

The founding principle of the Victoria world was self-interest, and all actions were based on prioritizing self-interest.

But Ursus was different, because they had a better way to preserve their manpower last night.

This would have avoided unnecessary waste of resources, but unfortunately, they chose the ruthless and least cost-effective method.

When they saw their struggling comrade being stabbed to death by officers from their own country, the accompanying soldiers all showed expressions of fear.

"It's a pity, he was an unfortunate child, that's war."

The officer did not wipe the blood from his longsword, but continued searching for more wounded.

The Victorians' plan to deplete the Ursus Expedition's medicine and other resources through this method failed.

One wounded soldier can burden at least two able-bodied people, and precious medicines must even be supplied to these personnel who cannot participate in combat.

It's important to understand that this Ursus army is an expeditionary force with virtually no logistical support. If they can't conquer new territory, they'll just be sitting around eating away at their resources.

The following night, Victoria was able to continue firing at the rear guard.

Sympathy is one thing, but to expect these inhuman people to have a change of heart and abandon their own interests to save the retinue of soldiers is still too wishful thinking.

This period was undoubtedly a nightmare for the Ursus people who served as entourage in the military camp.

However, the nobles inside the High-speed Battleship would not lower their standard of living because of the attack, so they were forced to stay by the side of the High-speed Battleship.

This continued until three days later.

Finally, one of the attendants couldn't hold back any longer. He shouted and gesticulated wildly, and then ran into the woods like a madman, never to return.

This man was undoubtedly treated as a traitor, but no one caught him.

But when the Ursus Officer wanted to ask the man's name, after wandering around the entourage camp, he found that no one was willing to say or remember his name.

"Oh my god, this is absolutely vicious! Where are the people in charge of the entourage?!"

The officers did not dare to shout loudly, but a general with a particularly out-of-shape figure walked out of the cabin of the High-speed Battleship.

"General..."

"You'll stay here tonight, eat and sleep with these lowly people, and you can only leave after this matter is resolved!"

The officer dared not speak, and could only force a smile before quickly finding someone who could resolve the matter.

"Where are the people on the military management list? Get out here right now!"

"Reporting to you, sir, that man was blown up by the Victorians last night, and his leg is still buried at your feet."

"What bad luck..."

The officer holding the long sword curled his lip, not intending to pursue the deserter any further, but merely issuing a warning to everyone present.

"Don't even think about it. I have a copy of your names. Don't try to escape, or your entire families will be convicted of treason and sent to work in the mines!"

There's no such thing as a list; the world is just a giant makeshift operation.