27 Chapter 27 (1/2)
Alexis and the few Generals who came with him marched into the territory of the Satellian Empire with no resistance whatsoever.
His aim was to reach a city, and there were plenty of cities next to the border that were left undefended by the fort...
The soldiers walked behind them while looking around vigilantly.
They were currently ordered to kill anyone that isn't one of them...
Alexis stopped his black stallion whom he called 'Celer' which meant fast in Lunarian.
”Don't cause any trouble, we are nearing a city” Alexis warned his Generals who glared at their soldiers who nodded.
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”THE LUNARIANS ARE HERE!!” A tower guard shouted and informed the others, soldiers who were on the ground.
They quickly ran away to inform various other people and to also defend against the advancing army.
While the Lunar Imperial army doesn't necessarily have a reputation for pillaging towns and cities, there have been certain incidents, therefore this army might pillage...
The inhabitants of the walled city was terrified, they were only civilians and had no fighting experience and the only thing they could do was run away!
But where could they run off to? The fort was behind them which would not allow the civilians in during the war, this was mostly because spies could get in... it was cruel but hard decisions needed to be taken!
The mayor came out of his manor and gathered the troops...
”How many men are there?” He asked the Captain of the army in the city.
”Sir! There are five thousand soldiers defending!” The Captain informed him as the Mayor sighed solemnly and nodded.
”Prepare the men... we will defend the city no matter what!” He shouted as the soldiers quickly ran back to their positions...
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”I wonder if they have enough room for the soldiers...” Alexis mumbled and turned to the city and took out his binoculars.
He then looked at the city which was now magnified, there he saw several hundreds of soldiers that were holding weapons and such to defend the city.
”Hmm... Prepare for combat, our hosts seem to be a bit aggressive!” He told the two Generals who ordered the soldiers to prepare for combat...
The army then marched into the city and stopped right infront of it.
This move intimidated the defensive force as the opposing side had atleast a hundred thousand soldiers, all wearing serious looks and aiming their rifles at them...
”General, tell them that we require room for rest!” Alexis ordered the General next to him who rode his horse towards the gate and shouted.
”OPEN THE DOORS, WE WILL BE RESTING IN THE CITY. IF YOU REJECT OUR DEMANDS, WE WILL SIEGE THE CITY!” The General shouted and went back to Alexis who shook his head.
A figure popped up from the wall, it was an old man who wore noble clothes.
”THERE IS NO ROOM FOR YOU BASTARDS!” He roared and slammed his spear on the stone floor as the guards cheered.
'Who does this bastard think he is?' Alexis twitched an eyebrow at the man's words and raised his right hand.
The Lunar soldiers who saw this, got into position.
They formed two long rows, the first row soldiers kneeled and aimed while the second row stood and aimed at the guards.
Alexis then immediately put his arm down stoically as he was seated on his black horse...
At the same time, the mayor felt something was wrong, he doesn't know how the soldiers fought anymore... he didn't have the necessary information and thought that the Lunar soldiers just showed off.
The guns crackled and spat out sharon projectiles of lead which struck the soldiers as they fell on the floor screaming in pain or dead...
Since most of the Satellian guards were concentrated on top of the walls, they were easy targets for the highly accurate rifles and so, casualties were in hundreds and close to a thousand!
The mayor stared the scene in shock, the bows had an effective range of around three hundred metres... but this new weapon has a range even more than that!
”This is your last warning! Surrender and open the gates...” Alexis then spoke coldly as he amplified his voice.
'Hn! These fools think they can defend? The speed of a bullet is faster than the speed of a Divine Duke, whose maximum is at the speed of sound... bullets break that!' Alexis thought and fully raised his hand.
This made all the soldiers to aim their rifles at the guards...
The soldiers were ready to pull the trigger as Alexis clenched his fist as a sign to cease fire, he saw some movement from the Gate.
Hopefully they would surrender, others he would have to resort to more 'violent' methods...
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”...get the flag!” The Mayor hurriedly ordered the man closest to him who nodded immediately and ran away.
A few minutes later, the soldier brought a white flag and respectfully gave it to him. The mayor then unwillingly waved it around in a way it could be seen...
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”Your highness, they are waving the white flag, Let's march into the city!” A General notified Alexis.
The Gates then opened as the soldiers quickly got inside and arrested the Satellian gate guards and openers who surrendered almost instantly, and then searched for any dangers such as assassins and traps, then they formed a guard of honour for Alexis and the Generals who followed behind him...
The Lunar soldiers captured the defenders and tied them up.
Alexis rode his horse as the rest of the army marched in intimidatingly.
The civilians whom had his inside their houses and other buildings, peeked through the wooden windows and looked at the scene in fear and awe.
A few females blushed and drooled seeing his face but controlled themselves once they reminded themselves that it was the enemy.
The army stopped midway as the soldiers that went in, cleaned up the manor for Alexis... which meant that the family of the mayor was kicked out...
A distressed woman in her thirties and an old woman wearing jewellery, was escorted by his soldiers, they looked at Alexis who was currently not wearing a helmet and bowed.
The woman averted his gaze knowing she might jump on him if she looked at him for any longer...
”Mr.Mayor, the army will be occupying this city under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lunar empire! Any resistance will be considered as a rebellion against the Empire and will be destroyed, therefore kindly tell your people to not take arms and go against our soldiers and we will not do the same!” Alexis smiled at the man intimidatingly.
”I will inform them that...” The mayor sighed.
”Very good! Now, I'm not someone who kicks people out of their homes therefore I apologise for the actions taken by my soldiers, you may return to your manor and please do remember that you can't order our soldiers...” He ended his little speech and walked into a normal two story house which was then cleaned up by a few soldiers who insisted on helping him...
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”...Young man, do you know who that boy was?” The mayor asked a Lunar soldier politely, the soldier smiled and replied, ”Ofcourse! That was the crown prince of our empire!” The soldier spoke with adoration and had stars in his eyes...
'CROWN PRINCE?! What is such a high profile character doing here??' The mayor in name asked himself.
”Let us go back to the manor...” He then told his wife and daughter, the latter glanced at his residence and had glazed eyes, both then nodded their heads and walked away...
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