If Fei and the reinforcement didn't arrive on time, Mayor Soroyov and the nobles in the city would have already ditched the city, the 30,000 soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Since the first siege attempt of the enemies was over, the city enjoyed some rare quietness.
According to this tall commander, all the people in the city belonged to the following categories; mayor and nobles and their henchmen, the defending military force, the reinforcement, the civilians, the Holy Church, the Merchant Groups, the Mercenary Groups, the Mage Union, etc. Among them, only the Holy Church was the force that was exempted from all of the chaos; they didn't need to worry about the invaders of Jax because no one dared to kill a member of the Holy Church in the last 50 years. As long as they kept their neutral stance during the war, they won't be affected by it. The Mage Union inside the city decided to stand with Zenit and supported the defending military force, and they were already one of the key targets of Jax.
The more Fei chatted with this commander, the more he liked this man. As they walked together and talked, Fei and this tall commander who had a simple mind were no longer reserved in front of each other; they patted each other's shoulders and laughed while talking.
"So this Soroyov should be hung and punished, right?" Fei laughed as he summarized the situation.
Cech who was following them frowned a little.
"Of course! He is a bug! A fatty with a head full of sh*t and semen!..." this tall commander said emotionally, "If we listened to Mr. Ribry's recommendations, the invaders of Jax wouldn't gain control of the territory, and those 2,000 civilians could still be alive now... If this war is going to kill a lot of people, I wish all of these fat and cowardly nobles die!" as he said that, he patted Fei's shoulder with force to express his anger.
Cech frowned, even more, when he saw this.
"You are right, but there are still some good nobles, right?" the smile on Fei's face froze for a second as he thought, "I'm technically a noble as well. If he believes in that, I would be included as well."
"You are right. At least the Royal Family of Zenit has always been nice to the civilians. Among all empires in the region, the civilians of Zenit got the best treatment. Since Emperor Yassin His Majesty established Zenit, a lot of the policies and laws favored the civilians; otherwise, Mr. Ribry who has no noble background won't be able to become the head commander of Dual-Flags City," this tall commander added, "I also heard that the new No.1 Commander of our Battle Zone, King Alexander, is also a noble who treats civilians with respect. Although my comrades and I weren't at that competition, a lot of mercenaries, traveling poets, and merchants praised him for his kindness and fairness. I hope what they said is true! If someone like that could control the forces in the area, there is still hope for Dual-Flags City!"
"Hahaha! You really think so?" the king ignored the first half of this commander's comment and questioned with excitement, "I don't think so. I heard that this king of Chambord is violent; he dared to fight against the Imperial Knight Palace."
Fei was excited as he didn't know that his fame was spread across the empire including this remote city, but he didn't reveal his identity and wanted to prank this commander.
After hearing what Fei said, this commander rolled his eyes and said, "You are wrong in this regard. All the officials at the Imperial Knight Palace aren't as fair and just like how they promote themselves. I heard that they are standing against the king of Chambord because the Tenth Execution Knight Sutton provoked King Alexander first, and they had the face to fight against him in a 1 V 4 battle..."
"Haha! Brother! I got nothing to say! I have to say that you are a critical thinker and could see the truth! I agree with you 100%," Fei laughed proudly.
The camp of the reinforcement was now close by, and he patted the shoulder of this tall commander and asked, "Oh, what is your name?"
"Emile... hehe, Emile Husky," the tall commander scratched his head and answered with a smile.
"Emile? Nice name. Brother, I can promise you that you will get fortunate one day," Fei replied and patted this commander's shoulder again; Fei's impression of this tall commander was pretty good.
"Oh? Really?" the tall commander was a little surprised at the compliment, "Is it really? They all call me Idiot Husky."
He was only a low-level official; he had a lot of physical strength, but he wasn't too intelligent; he was usually in charge of feeding and washing warhorses, and other commanders like to ask him to do their tasks. He wasn't qualified enough to lead soldiers in a real battle, so he wasn't on the defense wall today and didn't see what happened. He didn't know who Fei was; he only felt like this young man in the military uniform was very nice and wasn't haughty like other nobles, and that was why he told Fei everything there was to know about Dual-Flags City. If any other commanders were here, they wouldn't say everything they know and their opinions to someone who was like a stranger to them.
Of course, he also didn't understand the deeper meaning behind Fei's words.
However, Cech understood the king's intention.
"Although this tall commander is a little dumb, he is straightforward and honest; the king really likes this kind of people. Looks like he is getting promoted and getting a raise for sure! All of that could be done as long as the king says so! He is lucky for sure!" Cech thought to himself.
When they got to the gate of the camp that the herald brigade of [Wolf Teeth Legion] set up, the commanders in the brigade saw Fei and quickly walked over.
Fei smiled and patted Husky's shoulder as he said, "Emile, I have something to do now. I will see you later."
"Ok, I need to go and take care of the warhorses," that tall commander said and turned around. After he took a few steps forward, he turned back around and asked, "Bro, what is your name? I can come and find you after I'm done; we can chat more."
Fei found it funny as it was the first time that someone in this world called him that. He waved his hand and said, "You will know soon; we will meet again."
...
After communicating, the herald brigade established the camp on a square that was about one square kilometer in size. All kinds of brand-new tents and equipment were set up, and all those soldiers of Dual-Flags City could only stare in envy.
Although Dual-Flags City was known as the most important city in the northwest region of Zenit, it was pretty remote. The Royal Family paid a lot of attention to this city 20 years ago, but it was gradually forgotten as the high-level officials of Zenit got corrupt, and peace maintained itself between Zenit and Jax for the last 20 years.
As a result, the soldiers in the city were almost ignored.
It was common for their remuneration to be deducted and their new equipment to be delayed. A lot of their equipment was out-dated as some soldiers were using rusty swords. Therefore, the combat abilities of these soldiers couldn't be that good. Compared to the soldiers in [Wolf Teeth Legion], the soldiers of Dual-Flags City were like beggars on a street corner.
"How was the meeting?" Fei asked Shevchenko and others as he cleaned his face with warm water and a towel that one of his guards gave him.
"Better than expected," Shevchenko reported with a joyous expression, "After Your Majesty dominated over the invaders today alone, you have completely conquered the soldiers of Dual-Flags City. Also, since you have declared your identity during the siege, everyone knows that you are the new No.1 Commander of Jax Battle Zone. With the support of the head commander of Dual-Flags City Frank Ribry, all 30,000 soldiers of Dual-Flags City are willing to listen to your commands."
"Eh... humans are strange animals. When facing danger, it could be easy for us to unite together, but it could also throw us into chaos," after Fei cleaned his face, he stretched and added, "However, the soldiers of Dual-Flags City got some balls. At least their head commander Frank Ribry dares to try to assassinate the head commander of the enemies. Although he failed, he should be respected and studied by all soldiers."
Shevchenko nodded and agreed. Almost everyone saw what Ribry did today, and that moved a lot of people.
"Give half of our supplies to the soldiers of Dual-Flags City," Fei said after some thoughts, "The invaders might try sieging again, so we have to improve their strength."
Shevchenko nodded.
"Oh, is there any news from the mayor?"
Fei recalled what happened today, and a cold grin appeared on his face. He already got a bad impression of the mayor; if that mayor dared to mess with him, Fei was prepared to take out the mayor and the nobles around him once for all. Others might be afraid of the backgrounds and the connections these people have, but Fei didn't care; killing useless and harmful nobles was like killing rats for him.
"We hadn't got the time to communicate with the mayor yet. I heard that his personal soldiers are tightly guarding the area with a 1,000-meter radius around his mansion. Outsiders aren't allowed to enter... I wonder what Soroyov and the nobles are up to..." it sounded like Shevchenko was displeased with this mayor as well.
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