Alien Empire Total War

Chapter 15: Coups and Uprisings (Part 2)

"Damn, the whole Ankerton is a mess!"

Looking at the chaotic scene on the street, Charlie who was leaning against the wall swallowed and said with difficulty.

"They're crazy, they're all crazy! God..."

The young lieutenant squatted helplessly on the ground, his hands buried deep in his long blond hair, his military uniform was stained with blood, not only armed citizens but also comrades-in-arms.

Seeing the embarrassment of the second lieutenant, Charlie took a deep breath. He didn't scold him, because he didn't know what to do next. Captain Doyle was already dead, and there were only 87 people left in the 120-man company.

No one would have imagined that those armed citizens who shouted to overthrow the king would actually be able to put heavy artillery on the streets, and fire them with grape bombs.

As soon as Charlie closed his eyes, he could recall the scene at that time. Their battalion contacted the regiment headquarters to prepare to meet, and they were fighting a group of armed thugs with powerful firepower. Before his company could go up, he saw the thugs work together. A cannon was pushed out, the leads were lit, and the overwhelming grape bombs were fired at them...

It was a scene like purgatory on earth. Countless grape bullets swept across the street and shot over all officers and soldiers blocking the street. A cloud of blood mist occupied Charlie's retina, and Captain Doyle was directly overturned by a projectile. The skull, the brains that flew out of his head even splashed onto Charlie's face, making him unable to forget the warm sticky touch to this day.

With just one shot, an entire battalion deployed on the street was battered and ripped apart. Charlie's company was spared due to its position in the back, and only a few people were killed - after that, Charlie quickly took the army's shaking hands. The soldiers retreated and hid in this small apartment with its own courtyard.

After the death of Captain Doyle, as the highest-ranking officer, he logically became the commander of this rout.

But Charlie wasn't happy, he was now full of images of Captain Doyle's skull being overturned, which made him miserable.

Equally painful as Charlie was Brigadier General Harvey Berland, the commander of the 2nd Brigade, and his party, Edel Knox, who escorted their troops along the way and encountered a large number of armed citizens. The speed stagnated, and later received news of the fall of the military camp, and was attacked head-on by a worker commando carrying artillery.

In the narrow street battle, grape bombs are like artifacts. Even the most elite troops are bombarded by frontal grape bombs in this narrow environment. Enter the nearby Holy Spirit Cathedral to stand firm, and call the friendly troops in the surrounding city to come to support.

However, their reinforcements were doomed not to come. After learning from the captives that the second brigade commander hid in the cathedral in front of him, Eker Santos ordered the worker commandos and armed citizens to do their best to intercept the officers and soldiers nearby. He knew very well in his heart that as long as he could persuade the commander of the Second Brigade to surrender, his power would be greatly enhanced.

It was only with the support of the Second Brigade that the newly promoted nobles got the dominance of today's operation, and now the feng shui turns, and the dominance falls to them who have the support of the citizens of the whole city.

There are also those newly promoted nobles. After gaining power, Santos' attitude towards them has also changed. He clearly realized that an army composed of mud-legged soldiers who have not received systematic training cannot compete with the army of the hundreds of thousands of kingdoms on the border. Therefore, the new aristocrats have also become the objects they need to fight for—they provide people, and the new aristocrats pay for it, and only when the two cooperate can they fight against the power of the old aristocrats.

It was with this thought in mind that he did not immediately order an attack on the Holy Spirit Cathedral, but sent messengers to ask for negotiations with Brigadier General Berlan and the newly promoted nobles.

Soon, the cathedral accepted their request for negotiation, and opened the closed door, allowing the unarmed messenger to enter - Santos did not dare to go in and persuade himself to surrender, but sent his most trusted deputy, who was also him the greatest sincerity.

When deputy Leonard Sandy saw Brigadier General Berlan, the latter was sitting in a chair with a tired expression. Beside him, the leader of the new nobles, Edel Knox, was also looking at the messenger who came. , he quickly recognized the identity of the messenger.

"Sandy, I didn't expect that you would dare to negotiate by yourself." He said with a little surprise, and then his expression changed slightly, and he said in a self-deprecating tone: "Although our plan failed, it is still to some extent. To help you- uh, how do you say that word..."

"Revolution." Sandy raised his head and said solemnly, "This is a sacred revolution, Your Excellency Knox, we want to get rid of the king's life and overthrow the rotten monarchy."

"Oh, revolution, do whatever you want." Knox shrugged and stopped talking, while Brigadier General Berlan, who was sitting next to him, spoke at this moment.

"Then, sir, I am Brigadier General Harvey Berlan, the commander of the Second Brigade. Don't say anything unnecessary, just tell your conditions. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"

His tone was not friendly, Sandy didn't care, he understood it as the unwillingness and anger of the loser.

"Your Excellency, we now have a common enemy, King Loren, and there is no need for us to continue fighting, but only a few people know this. In the eyes of the angry citizens, you are the king's lackey and the enemy of the people. As long as you are willing Surrender to us, join our ranks, and we can keep all of you safe."

"However, if you don't want to surrender, we can't go against the will of the people and can only be forced to attack the church. I don't know how many times this church can withstand shelling..."

Sandy's threat made Bellan's face even more ugly. He wanted to attack, but when he thought of the few artillery pieces standing outside, his anger disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Sandy continued: "Your Excellency General, I don't know what kind of conditions the new nobles have given you, but I can guarantee that the new government will give you more, whether it is power or wealth, we can give you you!"

"The new government?" Bellan asked suspiciously.

"Yes, after the overthrow of the king, we will establish a new republic without a monarch. Your Excellency, I can assure you that as long as you surrender in time, you will be the future minister of war in the new government!"

Listening to Sandy's assurance, Bertrand gave Knox a strange look. Before he could answer, Sandy turned to Knox and said:

"Lord Knox, the king will only be above our heads, greedily sucking the blood and nutrients from us, instead of overthrowing the current king and replacing us with another king to rule us, why not directly replace the king and let us control it ourselves What about power? We can totally cooperate on this basis.”

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