One day later, Xiao Chen and Viscount Yosa came to the Blackwood Pass again, followed by two 80mm pneumatic cannons pulled by horses, as well as two artillery groups of six artillerymen and four melee soldiers as guards.
However, these four warriors were not ordinary soldiers. They were composed of two high-level warriors, Roger and Evelyn, and the two best mid-level melee warriors. The artillery also included two high-level mages, Huang Zheng and Zhang Hong. In addition, Xiao Chen could serve as four people. Although this team was small in number, it was actually very strong. According to Xiao Chen, if Orgas really wanted to take a bite of them, at least a mouthful of teeth would be broken.
This time, the city gate was not only opened a crack, but almost completely. A much wider bridge than last time was built over the trench. Xiao Chen looked up and saw that it was no longer the knight from last time who greeted them, but Orgas himself. He was still wearing the same blue plate armor, but with a cape on his shoulders, which made him look more imposing. He was followed by more than a dozen knights in various armors and wizards in robes. These were his most important subordinates.
"Count Orgas, this is His Excellency Xiao Chen, the high-level wizard of the Tower of China." Viscount Yosa said at the bridgehead.
However, Olgas obviously had no intention of coming to this side of the bridge. He said loudly over there: "Mr. Xiao Chen's courage is admirable. I am beginning to believe in your sincerity."
"We are sincere to begin with. We believe that after this operation, Mr. Orgas will truly trust us."
"Of course!" Olgas turned sideways and raised his hand to make a welcoming gesture, saying, "Please come in."
"This man is a master." Roger drove the horse and whispered to Xiao Chen.
"Didn't the intelligence say that he was a top-level high-level player?" Xiao Chen said.
"I don't know when the information was obtained. But he must have been promoted not long ago. Just now when he spoke loudly, I could hear that his breath was a little unstable. This is because he has not yet fully sorted out the evolved fighting spirit energy. Because I am also at the peak of the high level, I can understand this."
"You're right," Evelyn said. "I feel the same way. But he didn't hide anything. Maybe it's not bad news."
At the end of the team, Zhang Hong swallowed his saliva as he looked at the Heimu Pass that covered half of the sky, but he hesitated in his steps.
Huang Zheng said: "Now that you're here, why are you hesitating? Come to think of it, I really didn't expect you to agree to take this risk."
"Just kidding. I've also been to the horse thieves' lair and hunted them all down. When it comes to courage, there are really few people in the school who are braver than me." Zhang Hong glanced at Huang Zheng and said.
"Anyway, I'm impressed by your willingness to participate in this mission." Huang Zheng patted their shoulders and whispered, "Even if you are doing this to gain political capital, it's the same."
Zhang Hong's face tensed, Huang Zheng looked at him and smiled, then continued to walk forward. Zhang Hong gritted his teeth and stepped onto the wooden bridge.
Huang Zheng was right. Zhang Hong volunteered to participate in this action just to brush up his resume. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that since they were going from a school to a country, the corresponding system would be established quickly.
The committee has not been replaced for two years. Although some basic details of the government model are still being discussed, the mainstream opinion is to maintain the structure of committee rule. In the next eight to ten years, they will not have the time to spend too much energy on internal reform.
The committee members will be elected by each functional department and then recommended to the higher authorities. This way of establishing a government is currently the most stable and least changing model. According to the rumors he heard, each department will elect one full committee member and two deputy committee members. Zhang Hong didn't dare to think about becoming a full committee member, but he still had hope of getting a deputy committee member position and becoming a member of the committee meeting.
In order to have a better chance to stand out, he even applied to be transferred from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where Luo Ling and Xiao Chen were both, and went to the newly established Ministry of Transportation. Now in the circle of people in the school, because of his previous battles with horse bandits, escaping from the tiger's den, and capturing the magician alive, his resume is still quite competitive. If you add his performance in this war, there are really not many people who can surpass him. It is worth it for him to be able to become a political rising star step by step.
While Zhang Hong was daydreaming, Xiao Chen and the pneumatic cannon behind him had crossed the wooden bridge and arrived at the city gate. He stood in front of Count Orgas, who looked the young man up and down and took the initiative to salute him, saying, "Nature grants abundance. Sir Xiao Chen, I am glad that we can stand on the same side in the fight against the empire."
Xiao Chen smiled slightly, returned a wizard salute, and then pointed to the two pneumatic cannons behind him and said: "Count Olgas, although we come from different places, protecting this land and the people living on this land is our common wish, so we can naturally stand on the same side. You can look forward to the performance of these two big guys."
"Is this what you call the pneumatic cannon?" The Count walked to the pneumatic cannon pulled by horses. When he passed by Roger and Evelyn, he glanced at each of them and revealed a hidden smile.
He carefully examined the pneumatic cannon and gently stroked it with his hand. "It's hard to imagine that two iron pipes like these can unleash such terrifying power."
He looked up and said to his men: "Maybe my words are too poor, so you can't imagine what Suero has experienced, nor can you feel what I feel, but now, you will soon be able to see the scene I described."
Xiao Chen suddenly realized that today's "performance" was also performed by the Earl for his subordinates. You know, the army at this time is often composed of the men drawn from the various lords. Although Orgas is the commander, his control over some troops may be limited. The more than ten people standing aside obediently may not necessarily buy into Orgas's account. It may not be an easy task for the Earl himself to let these people cooperate willingly and hand over the soldiers and power in their hands. This requires Xiao Chen and his men to appear strongly and let them see the overwhelming power of the Chinese.
Thinking of this, he asked, "Sir Olgas, are we ready to start now?"
"That suits me just fine," said the Count.