"Damn it, how did this thing get here?"
Not far away, Alanduo, the city lord of the Seaside City, arrived upon hearing the news. Upon seeing this scene, his eyes widened in horror, and he felt utterly devastated.
His face was extremely grim. As a city lord, he had seen the flag of the Great Liang Empire before, and the Black Dragon Banner in front of him was the flag of the Great Liang Empire.
This black dragon is their newest banner, representing endless conquest and death.
This banner has now reached the Moses Empire, right in front of their own city! This is terrifying; it means the Great Liang Empire is coming to attack!
The sheriff beside him froze, exclaiming, "How is this possible? Didn't our men just go there? How did they manage to attack us already?"
This was so sudden that he couldn't accept it at all, because he didn't have any men under his command.
As a sheriff, he only had a few hundred men at most. With so many enemy troops attacking, what use were these hundred-odd men? They wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap and die.
At that moment, he felt he was infinitely close to death, and it would be difficult for him not to die.
"We're doomed! How are we supposed to deal with such a large army like this? They look to be at least hundreds of thousands!" another official lamented.
Given the sheer number of the enemy, our forces are utterly useless; we don't even have the strength to stop them. In this situation, things are really going to get difficult for us.
At that moment, a single thought arose in his mind: escape!
If we don't escape now, we'll definitely fall into their hands, and that would probably be worse than death. After all, the Great Liang Empire is renowned for its power, no, it's more accurate to say it's infamous.
If they fall into their hands, they will likely be unable to live or die.
Alanduo, her silver hair turning ashen, gritted her teeth and said, "Order the people to evacuate first. We're also preparing to leave; we can't hold them off any longer."
In the Moses Empire, there's no concept of fighting to the death. If you can't hold them off here, there's no point in continuing. Rather than all of you dying here, it's better to stay alive and find a way to get revenge.
Upon hearing this, the sheriff breathed a sigh of relief; he was genuinely afraid that the city lord would insist on holding out against the other side here.
"Don't worry, Lord City Lord, I'll make the arrangements right away!" He quickly replied, afraid that Alanduo might change her mind.
Now that the city lord says he's leaving, this is good news for everyone, so let's hurry up and go!
The others reacted instantly, quickly going back to pack their belongings. They probably couldn't take the large valuables, but they absolutely had to take the gold and silver jewelry; they couldn't leave it to others.
For a time, the entire Seaside City was in complete chaos.
The rich were a little better off; they could just pull their belongings away in a carriage. But the ordinary people were in a much worse situation; they had to drag their bags and bundles out themselves.
Even so, they were reluctant to give up the remaining items, turning back every few steps as if extremely unwilling to part with them.
But in order to survive, they had no choice but to give up their possessions and leave the city with tears in their eyes.
However, the Great Liang Empire's attack had already begun at this time.
Waaaaah!
A stirring bugle call rang out in the sky, and the more than 500,000 troops of the Great Liang Empire rushed towards this place in an instant. Except for a few guarding the warships, the rest swarmed forward and headed straight for the Seaside City.
The few obstacles along the way were cleared away in an instant, and the army of more than 500,000 people occupied most of the Seaside City in no time.
The speed was astonishing; even those civilians who were halfway to escape were intercepted.
"The enemy has indeed invaded the Moses Empire."
Their faces were ashen, their hearts filled with regret. They should have known better than to ignore the finances back then, now they'd fallen into enemy hands.
At this moment, they were filled with despair; becoming a prisoner would have unimaginable consequences.
Now, we can only hope that the Great Liang Empire still has a shred of humanity and won't go on a killing spree, otherwise we'll be in real trouble.
Guan Yu glanced at them and said in a deep voice, "Keep these people under guard. Spare their lives if they don't resist, but kill even one who resists."
Now is not the time to be soft-hearted.
Now that we have captured this place, we must continue our advance, so our retreat must be clear and safe.
These people are in danger if they stay. If they dare to resist, they will face certain death. Killing them will solve everything and save us from wasting food.
His words reached the ears of the people through some translators, and they breathed a sigh of relief, then all knelt down on the ground and gave up resistance.
"We will not resist, absolutely not! Gentlemen, please do as you please."
"Anyway, we've only recently submitted to the Moses Empire. Even if the Great Liang Empire takes over, we'll just have a new father."
Clearly, the people of the Seaside City are very reasonable. As for loyalty and bravery, they consider it all nonsense; survival is the most important thing.
All the common people stood still, and if anyone dared to move, the people around would help beat them up, so as not to anger Guan Yu.
Forehead!
These words left Guan Yu completely bewildered. He hadn't expected these people to be so open-minded, not only surrendering but also acknowledging him as their father.
After a long pause, he couldn't help but chuckle and said, "What a bunch of clowns! If the Moses Empire is like this, then our Great Liang Empire could probably wipe them out in no time."
This being, utterly devoid of any will to resist, would be completely powerless in a fight.
"I didn't expect this either. It seems they lack loyalty. They really are a country that prioritizes profit above all else." A hint of disdain flashed in Guo Xin's eyes. In a place where there is no faith or pride, people are just a bunch of walking corpses.
If he didn't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately, he would have liked to kill them all, because they didn't deserve to live.
What's the point of living if you don't even love or protect the place where you were born and raised? You're nothing but a bunch of parasites.
Ran Min glanced at them and said in a deep voice, "Just send some people to keep an eye on them. If they dare to cause trouble, just kill them to avoid wasting our time and food."
However, they are still somewhat useful; having them build bases for us facilitates our strategic resupply.
For him, whether these people lived or died was not a big deal; they were just a group of combat targets.
They're so obedient now, so let them build me a base and do the logistics. But if there's anything fishy going on later, don't blame me for going on a killing spree. After all, they were the ones who acted inhumanely first, so don't blame me for being ruthless.
After saying that, he immediately gave chase.