Chapter 57 Loyalty
Dusander looked at the tired and powerless armed security guard in front of him, and was anxious and angry.
To be fair, after a team suffered more than 50% casualties, it was impossible to keep them in high morale. But Dusand had to find a way to get the armed security guards who had been bleeding for the first time and were trembling all over their bodies to move again.
The red-clothed postman who rushed to Sunset Square brought bad news.
In all the sixteen major cities of Newar, massacres of similar nature to Upper Albin broke out. The Red Postman suffered a huge blow, although the Steam Knight armor defense and range length were far less than the Imperial Army active equipment used by the Heraldry Management Office. However, with the number of churches, the two or three Steam Knights equipped by the Red Postman in various places were not enough to see.
The red-clothed postman in other areas was not only unable to be mobilized to Upper Albin to assist in the removal of the church, but they were even unable to protect themselves. The church's attacks bloomed at many points, but also had an absolute advantage in the number of people. Once the red-clothed postman left the postman to go out to save people, they would be attacked by the church.
Aika was puzzled. They thought that the church probably had rebelled against the empire, so they did this. However, the church's action mode could not support Aika's judgment at all. They were only concerned about killing people, but completely ignored the suppression of the powerful institutions above and below Neussar. Whether it was the police stations, post offices, or the navy and army stations in various places, the priests seemed to think that no one existed at all in these places.
Dusand understood what these bearded men wanted to do, but he could not tell the fact that "the empire betrayed us, and the emperor personally ordered half of Nussal to force us to rebel."
Although every qualified imperial citizen has a very limited loyalty to the empire, this loyalty is after all one of the pillars that support the work and life of the Empire Colonial Hall and others.
When the colony was attacked, it was suddenly learned that it was His Majesty the Emperor who ordered the action. Such a "explosion" fact could at least cause chaos to the many armed security guards, naval commandos and army members in Nuozal for at least one hour.
Such chaos is something that Dusand must do his best to avoid now.
The church is a behemoth, with its manpower and power that is so huge that it is difficult to estimate. It is obvious that the other party has no idea of stopping the killing or reducing the orders of the emperor - they will continue to kill every Newar inhabitant who appears before them until they are stopped or killed.
In order to stop such a killing as soon as possible, Dusand must make all his soldiers harbor high will and morale, and any news that may affect morale needs to be controlled.
But they still have to be moved. Dusander rushed around in a hurry, and then suddenly had an idea.
"Comrades, I just received the notification from Ika." Dusander turned to the tired armed security guards and said with a nervous look. "There are two church brigades of Steam Knights moving towards us, and they will arrive in about ten minutes!"
The word "comrades" was just created by Dusand. The root of this word is "comrades-in-arms", and the prefix is the beginning of the word "brothers", and the end of the word is the end of the word "ism".
The pronunciation of the word Dusand made up urgently sounds a bit like "Tavarishi". Although the armed security guards did not particularly understand the meaning of the word, they could still understand Dusand's words.
"We have no other choice now and must leave the square immediately." Dusand yelled to the armed security guards. "The next destination is Constitution Square, and we must get there as soon as possible and quickly eliminate all enemies that may remain in Constitution Square. Then, clear the positions and start to set up defenses."
"I know you are all tired, but for your own lives, I must ask you to stand up immediately and set off with me." Dusand sincerely did everyone's ideological work, after all, he did not lie - Aika did find signs of Steam Knight's activity outside the city, but the other party may not be heading towards Sunset Square.
"Comrades, I understand, you are all tired." Dusand sighed, and he called an Ika Steam Knight, and stood on its shoulder and shouted loudly, "Look at the sacrificed colleagues around you, why did they sacrifice? In order to save your lives, to avenge the compatriots who died in the square! With the best wishes, they put down their work and came to the square, pray for the dead compatriots... and then they were massacred!"
Dusand asked angrily, "They are nothing different from your loved ones - they work hard to provide a better life for their families in this damn world. With their kindness deep in their hearts, they decided to temporarily put aside their work to mourn those dead compatriots. Like your family and relatives... Among them, there may be acquaintances you passed by in the morning, your relatives and friends, and even your family!"
Dusand's roar grew louder and louder, and the armed security guards who were originally covered in fatigue and the lost-looking postman gradually had some vivid light in their eyes.
"I don't know if my parents are safe now, and I don't know if my friends are safe." When he said this, Dusand felt a little hurt in his heart. It was not because he was against his conscience, but because... Dusand really didn't know whether his parents were safe.
If only one or two Steam Knights were involved in the assault, then there would definitely be no problem with the safety of Androni and Duchamp. But... there were at least sixty Steam Knights in Sunset Square alone... This number could be far beyond Dusand's expectations.
Now, Dusander was really panicked - he didn't know where his parents were, nor whether they were safe. What's more serious is that he couldn't even confirm whether Dushang and Androni were safe.
The entire team of Dusand was still extremely nervous. After the red-clothed postman and their Steam Knights strengthened, the entire team was only more than seventy people, plus three Steam Knights and two tanks.
With such a power, it is still difficult to protect yourself, and it is impossible to continue to expand the results of the battle.
"We set out directly to the Constitution Square, and I will send two red postmen to continue to seek assistance for us." Dusand announced loudly to the armed security guards and red postmen around him, "Don't let your comrades waste the results you earned with their deaths...all of them are!"
Dusand shouted, and all the soldiers around him stood up straight, "Come on!"
"Calculate the ammunition, clean up the firearms, and take me with you in half an hour!"
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"We should retreat at noon tomorrow." The Archbishop sat in his seat with difficulty, holding the white linen in one hand and pressing his forehead tightly. He looked at the bishop who was kneeling respectfully in front of him and said, "Where has the fleet been?"
"The fleet should arrive at the target location late today." The bishop said with his head down, "The director of the Mining Federation assured me that the fleet will arrive at the coordinate location on time. And he will board the ship with us to evacuate."
The Archbishop did not answer the conversation immediately. He glanced at his favorite student and said leisurely, "God said that the resentment buried in his heart will eventually become a poison that poisons loyalty."
The bishop was silent for a while and said, "Your Excellency, this director sent by the mining consortium...he is not very reliable."
"We only need to be loyal to His Majesty. The loyalty of others is not what we need to consider." The Archbishop raised his body with difficulty, revealing the white linen he pressed on his forehead and said, "We only need to follow His Majesty the Emperor's command, that's enough."
There was a large piece of blood on the Archbishop's forehead, and the skull about the size of a palm disappeared. The brain tissue inside was directly exposed to the air.
When the purification operation began in the Sunset Square, the seventy-two-year-old Archbishop rushed into the crowd first. But his action was blocked by "coincidence". An armed security guard from Nusar shot the Archbishop.
This bullet should not have any impact on the Steam Knight. But as God said, no matter how small the probability is, there is a possibility. After crossing a distance of more than 200 yols, this bullet accurately hit the lower edge of the Archbishop Steam Knight's eye opening.
The bullet was ejected by the lower edge of the eye opening, and then opened the skull of the Archbishop at an extremely tricky angle. Unfortunately, the Archbishop is still alive.
The bearded bishop glanced at his teacher and lowered his head again.
"Gustavo Gutierrez." The Archbishop called out his student's name, and he said with some regret, "I have a premonition that God is opening his arms to my death. More than one hundred thousand people in the entire Nuesar Church will soon need you to lead them forward."
"Teacher, we are on a path that is doomed to be wrong." After a long silence, Bishop Gutierrez looked at the Archbishop and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor is also a human being. People... will definitely make mistakes."
"God also knows, my child." The Archbishop's eyes gradually became lost, and he whispered, "God will give His Majesty a warning and reminder in time."
"This warning and reminder... sometimes it will be through other people's hands." Bishop Gutierrez said quietly to his teacher, "For example, we loyal servants."
The Archbishop had lost the strength to answer, and he stretched out his hand to his disciples, wanting to say something more.
"Teacher, if only warnings and reminders are not enough to awaken the emperor who made a big mistake." Bishop Gutierrez stood up and brushed the Archbishop's eyes with his hands. "His Majesty the Emperor needs a more direct lesson and reminder-If we cannot awaken him, now may be time to confirm whether God's favor is still concentrated on the royal family."
Gutierrez raised his hand and punched it into the dead Archbishop's skull. When he pulled out his fist, several bloody mouths had been cut from his hand by the skull.
"Catch Feuerbach, if he dares to resist, then break his limbs." Gutierrez called his confidant and gave his first order as Archbishop Nussal without hesitation, "Letter to the Heraldry Administration and tell them that we intend to surrender on the premise of ensuring the unity and safety of the whole church."
Chapter completed!