Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

After receiving Zhao Xingzhou's on-the-spot promise, Orlando Xavier finally got down to business.

"The Anti-Qian Alliance has given the barbarians a mission—a mission specifically targeting the Qianzhou battlefield..."

Orlando Xavier deliberately slowed down his speech so that the on-site translator could translate his words to Zhao Xingzhou and Li Xuanyong without missing a single detail.

"According to the Alliance's instructions, our Foreign Legion was to secretly coordinate with this plan to conduct some operations in several major coastal ports within Puy before completing our withdrawal mission."

"However, before I could even issue the order to implement the Alliance's directive, the entire Foreign Legion found itself in this predicament..."

Orlando Xavier's tone was filled with helplessness and a hint of resentment.

It's likely that if it weren't for Zhao Xingzhou and Li Xuanyong's presence, Orlando Xavier's resentment would have been amplified and displayed to an extreme degree.

Like most commanders of the Foreign Legion, Orlando Xavier, the officer commander, was extremely dissatisfied and incomprehensible that his Foreign Legion had fallen into such a predicament overnight.

But what can be done about it...?

He, the legion commander, has already become a prisoner of war, and the entire foreign legion has long since collapsed and is finished.

Regardless of the circumstances, the victor is king and the loser is villain; once you lose, you lose.

Given the notorious reputation of the Daqian Zhenguo Army, Orlando Xavier didn't even dare to raise this perplexing question in front of Zhao Xingzhou and Li Xuanyong...

"Oh? A barbarian?"

After hearing the translator's account, Zhao Xingzhou and Li Xuanyong became excited upon learning that the matter involved foreigners. They exchanged a glance and quickly asked the translator to tell Orlando Xavier to continue.

After the war on the homeland of the Yi Kingdom ended, under Shen Moshen's orders, the Daqian Zhenguo Army never gave up the task of eradicating the remaining Yi Kingdom forces.

The entire Zhenguo Army of the Great Qian Dynasty knew that Shen Moshen was particularly persistent and dedicated to the pursuit and killing of the barbarian people!

Therefore, upon hearing that this matter was related to the barbarians, Zhao Xingzhou and Li Xuanyong were quite satisfied with the unexpected joy brought by Orlando Xavier.

"The Anti-Qian Alliance forced the foreigners to organize a naval suicide squad with a total number of no less than 100 people, no matter what."

Seeing that Zhao Xingzhou and Li Xuanyong were very interested in the information he had given them, Orlando Xavier finally felt relieved.

"This person has only one task."

"That is—to launch a suicide attack on the naval ships of the Daqian Zhenguo Army."

"Of course, in fact, their targets were not limited to the military ships of the Daqian Zhenguo Army."

"Any ship belonging to the Qian Kingdom, whether commercial or civilian, is within their attack range."

"Because these suicide squads, composed of barbarian people, carried out suicide missions in the name of 'revenge' and 'spontaneous' organization."

"Therefore, any actions of the barbarian suicide squad are unrelated to the Anti-Qian Alliance."

"In other words, they will not be bound by the rules of engagement..."

In order to save his life and to secure the best possible prisoner-of-war treatment, Orlando Xavier confessed to his crimes without any concealment.

The Anti-Qian Alliance also openly revealed the inside story of how it used such shameless and despicable means to make the Yi people disregard the rules of war and target even civilian ships of the Daqian side.

Although, once this happens, the Daqian side doesn't need to think to know what tricks the Anti-Qian Alliance is playing—they don't even need to guess to know that the Xiluo people are behind it.

But when these words come out so bluntly from a high-ranking officer like Orlando Xavier, the nature of the statement is completely different.

Such things can be done, but they absolutely cannot be brought up in public, much less admitted.

But Orlando Xavier's words, coupled with the other party's status, speak for themselves.

This is tantamount to directly acknowledging the matter on behalf of the Anti-Government Alliance.

At that time, by using Orlando Xavier for propaganda, we can outmaneuver the anti-Gan alliance in the war of words.

"The Anti-Qian Alliance will secretly provide the Yi people's suicide squads with the 'Fearless' individual underwater attack system and the 'Glory' torpedo, two suicide weapons specifically designed for underwater warfare."

Orlando Xavier continued, "These two suicide weapons were invented by the Yi people themselves."

"However, before the barbarians could put the 'Fearless' individual underwater attack system and the 'Glory' torpedo into actual combat, the barbarians were defeated by the Daqian Zhenguo army."

"However, the Yi Kingdom navy that retreated to Xiluo still carried a batch of 'Dauntless' man-portable underwater attack systems and 'Glory' torpedoes."

"Therefore, the Anti-Dry Alliance can easily and quickly mass-produce these two suicide weapons based on the actual objects."

"In fact, as far as I know, the Alliance has already mass-produced a sufficient number of Dauntless man-portable underwater attack systems and Glory torpedoes."

"These two suicide weapons of the foreigners are actually not technologically advanced at all. They are simple, crude, and inexpensive in design."

"With the industrial manufacturing capacity of the entire Anti-Dry Alliance, hundreds of thousands of 'Fearless' man-portable underwater attack systems and 'Glory' torpedoes can be produced in a single day."

Orlando Xavier explained in detail: "So, as long as the number of the barbarian suicide squads keeps up, they will receive a steady stream of 'Dauntless' individual underwater attack systems and 'Glory' torpedoes."

"However, in order to enable the 'Glory' torpedo to play its due role in actual combat, some targeted operation training is still needed."

"This kind of targeted training takes some time to complete."

Orlando Xavier slowed his speech again, waiting for the translator to finish translating his words before continuing: "But the league's leadership believes that the situation in Qianzhou can no longer be delayed."

"Therefore, the Anti-Qian Alliance had the Yi people secretly train operators of the 'Glory' torpedo in Xiluo while rapidly sending a suicide squad to the Qianzhou region according to the original plan."

"In other words, the main weapon used by the Yi people who entered the Qianzhou area was not the 'Glory' torpedo."

"Instead, it is a 'fearless' individual underwater attack system that is more flexible in its combat methods, requires almost no training, and is simple and easy to use."

"However, due to the characteristics and limitations of the 'Fearless' individual underwater attack system, it is necessary for the foreigners' suicide squads to adopt close-range combat methods in order to complete their suicide attack missions."

"After all, the 'Dauntless' man-portable underwater attack system cannot be launched from a distance like the 'Glory' torpedo."

"Therefore, near-shore attacks and surprise attacks on ships anchored in ports will be the primary missions of the foreign commando unit......................"

“A human suicide squad…” Zhao Xingzhou smiled slightly: “Your Anti-Qian Alliance really takes good care of the foreigners.”

Li Xuanyong, who was standing nearby, joked, "With your 'usage' like this, I'm afraid the number of those foreigners who escaped will soon be insufficient, right?"

"However, your arrangement may not necessarily be a bad thing for our Great Qian Zhenguo Army."

Li Xuanyong smiled and said, "They've 'sent' us the remnants of the Mingyi Kingdom all at once, saving us the trouble of searching everywhere."

"You've proactively delivered the 'goods' to our door, saving us a lot of trouble."

"The chief of staff's analogy is so apt!"

Zhao Xingzhou looked at Orlando Xavier and then said, "General Xavier, we are very satisfied with the unexpected surprise you have given us today."

"I have to say—today is definitely a lucky day for our 363rd Division."

"Not only did we 'invite' General Xavier to visit us, but we also received such a wonderful surprise!"

Zhao Xingzhou nodded to Orlando Xavier with great satisfaction: "Please rest assured, General Xavier, we will guarantee the personal safety of your army's prisoners of war and ensure that they enjoy a 'home away from home' prisoner-of-war experience."

"Of course, we also thank General Xavier himself for his cooperation and for providing us with such an important piece of information."

"We will certainly not treat you unfairly."

"Our Great Qian Zhenguo Army will never mistreat those captured personnel who are sensible and have made meritorious contributions."

"General Xavier has not only performed a meritorious service this time, but a major one!"

"I will definitely report General Xavier's meritorious service to my superiors truthfully."

"As for treatment, General Xavier need not worry."

"Single cell treatment in the POW camp; feel free to ask for whatever you want to eat."

"General Xavier has given our 363rd Division so many unexpected surprises, we must arrange all these benefits for you."

"Commander, I remember we seized several boxes of top-quality Lanxi dry red wine the day before yesterday."

"How about we arrange a few bottles for General Xavier?"

"Oh dear! The Chief of Staff is so thoughtful." Zhao Xingzhou patted his forehead. "Look at my brain, I was so happy that I forgot about this."

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Forget a few bottles, just send General Xavier a whole case."

"Let General Xavier taste the flavors of home even in the POW camp!"

After the translator relayed Zhao Xingzhou and Li Xuanyong's words, Orlando Xavier gave Zhao Xingzhou and Li Xuanyong a smile that was more like a grimace, and politely nodded to them in gratitude.

However, it's obvious to anyone with a discerning eye that Orlando Xavier's "thank you" was rather forced...

But that's understandable—given the whole situation, why would you let them drink "hometown" wine and taste the flavors of their "hometown"?

In Orlando Xavier's opinion—is this some kind of "reward" for me?

Isn't this just deliberately rubbing salt into his wounds?

what?

Staying in the dark cell of the POW camp, sipping "hometown" red wine, he deepened his sense of being unable to return home and constantly reminded himself that he might never be able to return to Lanxi.

Zhao Xingzhou and Li Xuanyong may not necessarily be deliberately rubbing salt into Orlando Xavier's wounds.

After all, the information Orlando Xavier voluntarily provided was of great value.

But for Orlando Xavier, he's hardly in the mood to drink any "hometown" red wine.

Moreover—there's no need to even think about it, Orlando Xavier already knows where these Lansey red wines come from.

Isn't that something we seized from their foreign legion?

It's possible that these cases of red wine were actually seized from Orlando Xavier's headquarters.

A few days ago, when Orlando Xavier fled with the Legion headquarters, he did indeed leave behind a batch of red wine and special-supply cigars that he didn't have time to take with him.

This is just great.

Unexpectedly, after being taken prisoner, these things "came back"...................