Apparently, Punk Company and Hunhuo Luo have a disagreement regarding the act of destroying the railway trunk line.
For Punk, as a trading company from the civilized world, it is a shame to hinder the actions of the enemy by destroying the railway lines.
But in the end, the railway from the West Line to Nicolo was destroyed. The roadbed of a section of railway dozens of kilometers away from Nicolo was completely collapsed.
But it only delayed the coalition's offensive for one day. Engineers from the Petroleum Corps quickly repaired the road section and restored traffic on the simple railway tracks.
The battle that broke out in Nicolo City was not fierce, and the Hunhuo Luo people had already evacuated a day in advance.
The Punk Trading Company was surrounded at a military base on the outskirts of Nicolo City, and only raised the white flag in surrender after several Sonya soldiers were killed.
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On the special train, Lu Ming felt inexplicably funny looking at Jeffrey, the angry representative of Punk Trading Company in front of him.
"Mr. Jeffrey, who gave you the confidence that your local military base is sacrosanct, especially after you attacked my train with a helicopter?"
The mercenaries of Punk Trading Company did not withdraw, but they did not participate in the operation to block the coalition forces from entering Nicolo City. Instead, they remained at the military base.
After the coalition forces and the "West Montenegro Volunteer Army" surrounded their military base, they demanded that they lay down their weapons and surrender. However, several arrogant Sonya officers arrogantly demanded that the coalition forces leave immediately.
It must be said that although the armed personnel of the "United City-State" were depressed, they really did not dare to take any further action.
It was not until after the ultimatum that the "West Montenegro Volunteer Army" opened fire and the artillery fire from the armored train directly bombarded the enemy's barracks. The coalition forces then followed suit and killed several Sonya officers and soldiers and hundreds of local mercenaries. Then the military base raised the white flag and surrendered.
At this time, looking at the angry Punk Trade Representative Jeffrey, Lu Ming shook his head helplessly.
"You, the Principality of Montenegro, will bear all the consequences of this!" Jeffrey said grimly.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "When you sent armed helicopters to attack my train, you should have thought about the consequences today."
Jeffrey stood up and said, "Let's wait and see who will regret it!"
Lu Ming smiled and gestured.
Jeffrey turned around and walked out angrily. He had just gotten off the train when several people from the Western Regions came towards him. The leader was an old man who showed him his ID. "Mr. Jeffrey, I am the investigator from Economic Luo appointed by the Nicolo Special Court. In view of your actions and role in Hunhuo Luo's war of aggression, I need you to come back with me for investigation."
Jeffrey's expression changed slightly: "You are so brave!"
Jingji Luo waved his hand, and several burly men from the Western Regions stood beside Jeffrey.
Jeffrey sneered: "You will regret it!" Turning around, he saw Lu Ming in the train window, seemingly reading some documents, and not paying any attention to his situation at all, as if he was not worthy of attention at all.
Jeffrey wanted to say something, but saw a man from the Western Regions took out a black eye mask and mouth mask.
Economic Luo smiled at Jeffrey and said, "Mr. Jeffrey, I hope you will remain calm and silent from now on. I don't want the situation to become ugly."
Jeffrey snorted coldly, "For you barbarians... woo woo..."
He soon became "blind" and "mute".
In the carriage, Lu Ming knew what was happening outside, but it was not something he cared about.
Looking through the documents on the table, most of them were about the liberation of various parts of the Nicolaus city-state.
After reaching Nicolo, the main railway line heads southeast and does not pass through central city-states such as Hunhuolo.
Today, the Nicolo towns along the railway line have been liberated one after another, and the Nicolo towns not along the railway are also driving out the local officials appointed by Hunhuo Luo. In several areas where the resistance army is active, the Hunhuo Luo officials appointed there who did not have time to escape have all been executed.
"I'm going to rest." Lu Ming said to Mrs. Sanjin over there.
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At the Imperial Capital Airport, two rows of honor guards in red military uniforms stood straight, and the military band played the "Sacred Eternal Song" in praise of the legendary queen.
Lu Ming slowly walked down from the special plane and shook hands with the Kingdom's Deputy Prime Minister Durte and his entourage who were waiting at the gangway.
Countless balloons took off into the sky and enthusiastic citizens cheered.
In fact, they didn’t know what they were cheering for at all. They just knew that they were called here, and their hearts were filled with reverence for power.
Walking next to Lu Ming was Bizhu, who was dressed in gorgeous attire. According to the list of the visiting delegation sent earlier by the Principality's foreign affairs department, her title was "Second Princess."
There were many considerations for not bringing Princess Alice along as a female companion. Among them, from a certain perspective, in the eyes of some conservative nobles of the empire, Alice's legitimacy as the heir to the Great Emperor was more advantageous than that of the First Prince and the Second Prince. Bringing her to the imperial capital in the capacity of a wife of her current title would be a kind of belittling of her status.
On the other hand, this can also be seen as a security measure. If one is killed or placed under house arrest in the imperial capital, the Principality will have a very reasonable and legitimate helmsman.
A long convoy of luxury cars rushed from the airport to the imperial capital.
From the viaduct, you can see various majestic buildings of the imperial capital from afar. The huge domes, towering spires and majestic castles are full of a solemn atmosphere.
Compared with Donghai, it retains more traditional buildings, with skyscrapers concentrated in the new city area in the east, clearly distinguishing between tradition and modernity.
A long convoy of luxurious cars drove into the new city area and stopped in front of the "Golden Moon Hotel".
The two super luxurious suites on the top floor of the hotel and all the rooms on the next floor were booked.
From the Kingdom's side, traffic control has been implemented near the Golden Moon Hotel, a large number of security personnel have been deployed around the hotel, and the front and back doors of the hotel have been closed. Except for those with access passes or relevant work permits, other people are prohibited from entering.
The property management of the Moore Building opposite the hotel has also posted a security notice, requiring customers and staff stationed in Xiamen to comply with the requirements of the relevant departments of the Kingdom, reduce the number of visitor vehicles, and prohibit opening windows.
The Jinyue Road branch of the Imperial Bank near the hotel directly posted a notice announcing that it would suspend business during this period.
At the same time, there were a large number of military and police officers on Jinyue Road, checking passing vehicles.
These practices are simply unimaginable in the East China Sea. Even in the former imperial capital, although the political color was strong and depressing, power would not be used to affect the lives of civilians in this way.
But obviously, with the division of the empire and the war, the privileged thinking of the imperial capital has gradually returned, and the citizens have also calmly accepted the changes happening around them.
This kind of acceptance is a step-by-step retreat, and you will get used to it slowly.
Lu Ming was a little surprised by this. From this aspect, the current imperial capital seemed to be less civilized than Black Mountain.
Of course, there are also factions in the kingdom that are close to the eldest prince. They are extremely worried that the Sonyans or other hostile factions will sabotage his visit. If he died in the imperial capital, many people would be happy to see it, right