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While Mr. Lynch and Mr. Wardrick discussed the situation in the north, there were others elsewhere discussing the battle.

"The Federation people have no experience in war. I believe that even if they are given a month, they will not be able to conquer this position!"

The diplomat of the Gefra Empire sat at the table. The high collar forced him to look straight ahead when speaking. If he lowered his head, the collar would make him feel like he was being strangled.

He is not short, which makes some people look at him and think that he is talking with his head raised, and his face is filled with the unique arrogance of the Gefra nobles.

But people had no objection to the content of what he said.

Everyone knows that the Federation people have no experience in war, and the Mariro people did not put up much resistance in some previous battles.

They increased their resistance slightly in the riverside city, but they inflicted heavy losses on the Federals. It is said that one or two thousand people died.

But this time, the resistance they encountered was more intense and tenacious.

Some information has been gathered through various channels. The warlords of Marillo united and decided to give the federals a powerful look. They gathered 26,000 people, plus the assistance of some local residents who had been heavily rewarded to stay at home to resist.

There are about 35,000 to 40,000 people in the entire small town who have formed a terrifying defensive position. This is the most common scene in war.

Assemble forces that are more advantageous than the attackers and set up defenses in the city. If you want to tear down these defenses, you must pay a heavy price.

No one can argue with this, it’s just a fact!

If the federal army also shows...powerlessness, people will be less wary of the federation, and even some diplomatic strategies will change.

Without a strong army, concrete aggression can never be completed. Indiscriminate bombing of ports will not have any impact on national sovereignty. Only the army's continuous encroachment and advancement can force a country to perish.

The mood was light, as they wondered how long it would take for the Federation to solve the problems in their path.

As they talked, someone started talking about the downed plane.

"I heard that someone has done experiments and actually used a machine gun to shoot down a low-flying aircraft. The myth of the invincibility of aircraft should end."

The person who said this seemed to be a little emotional, and people's attention was also drawn to this topic.

Countries are crazy about getting aircraft because after the aircraft was unveiled, a theory of "aircraft invincibility" emerged.

The core of this argument is that planes fly in the sky, and people on the ground cannot cause any substantial damage to the planes in the sky. This means that the planes are invincible until they can effectively damage the planes.

They can run over the enemy's head again and again to bomb or observe, but people on the ground have no way to do anything about the aircraft in the sky.

This argument was born when no one got an airplane. They didn't know the performance of the airplane, the maximum flight altitude, and the maximum flight speed. Everything was unknown.

There are always some people who will blindly be afraid of something powerful that they don't understand, and then blow it.

Now, it's time for this argument to end.

The plane was shot down by a group of warlords, which also means that countries like them with complete industries can also shoot down the plane.

Gaevra's diplomat also addressed this issue at the right time, "I heard that it was made from an anti-aircraft cannon developed by a company in a small country."

People became more enthusiastic, and some even advocated stopping buying Lynch's planes and buying those anti-aircraft cannons instead.

They may not invade other countries' territory, but someone may invade them.

If there is a large-scale deployment of anti-aircraft artillery, at least in terms of defense, they have nothing to worry about.

At this time, people remembered that Lynch had recently delivered a batch of goods, and the diplomat who had obtained the batch of planes was also here. Diplomat Gefra said jokingly, "How about you bring out some planes, and we will Go get some anti-aircraft guns and give it a try?"

The idea is appealing, but the diplomats who bought the plane don't seem to think so.

They really paid for the money, there is no reason for them to bear the loss, right?

The diplomat's non-commitment made Gefra's diplomat suggest as if joking, "In fact, we all know that we will make similar attempts after we get the plane."

"So why don't we fix it once and for all?"

"If the anti-aircraft gun can really bring down the plane, or the plane is not destroyed but the fuselage is damaged, we will bear the costs together."

"In this way we not only get the results we want, but also reduce expenses. You can consider it..."

This proposal was good, and it was true. Almost everyone agreed at once.

With so many people agreeing, it would offend too many people if the diplomats of the country that got the plane first did not agree, and they would eventually have to agree to the proposal.

On the one hand, they began to contact the manufacturers of anti-aircraft guns, and on the other hand, they looked for a place for testing.

A few days passed quickly.

Especially when people are busy, they will find that time passes really fast, and the sky has already turned dark before they can do anything.

It's nothing like the carefree childhood. The length of each day seems to be as long as a century.

The war on the northern front continues, and the rebellious Mariroans seem unwilling to make concessions this time.

Especially after they destroyed a plane, this attitude became even tougher.

Even at this time their version of the Federation's "invasion" changed, they no longer talked about it being a "Federation's invasion", but instead they said it was a "Blackstone Security invasion."

When they said these were "invasions of the Federals" before, they were seeking psychological comfort. It wasn't that we didn't resist, but that we really couldn't defeat the Federals.

At the same time, this can also win the sympathy of the international community. We have been invaded by the Federation. You should condemn them!

But now the situation is a little different. The warlords feel that they may not be able to defeat the federal people. If they continue to emphasize that the invaders are "federal people" at this time, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction among federal officials.

They don't really think that the federal military is not their opponent, that would be too arrogant.

So they are now beginning to emphasize that it is private armed companies that are invading, so that the conflict will stay between the warlords and the federal companies and will not spread.

At the same time, even if a large number of federal soldiers are eliminated, they are only armed employees of private companies and have nothing to do with the federal military or federal soldiers.

This little trick also allowed people to see the thoughts of the warlords. They wanted to eliminate this part of the Blackstone Security Company employees in Marillo. Even Sanchez was under some pressure.

Some warlords were gathering their forces for a possible attack on the Sanchez Line.

At night after a day of high-intensity attack and defense, the Federals withdrew again.

The commanders are still discussing the next method of fighting, and they are having a headache.

The troublesome part is that the will to resist within the city is very strong. Even if they can capture a part of the neighborhood, it will be difficult to use this part of the neighborhood to continue to expand the occupied area inward.

There are too many people here, several times, more than ten times their number. When they sleep at night, a new batch of Mariro people will attack.

This also means that if they want to defend the place they currently occupy, they must maintain a high-intensity confrontation situation 24 hours a day.

If personnel do not get any rest, their mental state will be poor and their morale will be low.

Before they can solve the problem of weapons that can bring down the plane, the rear said that the bombers will not go out again for the time being. Of course, a new batch of bombers are being mobilized. It has been a few days. I don't know if they have arrived.

"If we want to cut in, we have to find a suitable place to build defenses..."

A commander who came from the Amelia battlefield gave his opinion, "Being pushed in and forced out again like this will not help our overall process at all except for the constant injuries and deaths."

"There is another way, which is to use special ammunition. Mr. Lynch has authorized us to use it when necessary. Now is a good time."

After the last use of special bombs, some voices from the international community denounced Blackstone Security Company's behavior as anti-human and anti-social, and asked them not to use any special bombs.

The federal government has also said privately that it is best not to use it if possible. The bad reputation is not good for the federal image in the world.

And everyone also has their own little idea. Whoever agrees to shoot special bombs will be responsible if there is any problem in the future. So even if Lynch agrees to shoot special bombs, not many people will be responsible for it.

As soon as the commander said this, everyone else looked at him. The meaning was obvious, you propose, you take responsibility.

The commander was silent for a while, "I just suggested."

In fact, they are not sure whether the company can keep them if the international public opinion and international pressure caused are too great.

This is one reason why they did not use special ammunition.

If the company cannot protect them, the Ministry of National Defense will be even less likely to intervene, and then they will really stink.

Not only will you lose your job, your family may also be affected. After all, anyone who is given a title such as "butcher" or "executioner" will be spurned by the whole society.

Moreover, the Federation is a very strange society, and the people do not have a clear national concept in their pursuit of excessive freedom.

They don’t think that certain people must be national heroes because they have done certain things. Instead, like foreigners, they think that these people are fucking executioners!

They even went on strike and marched because of this, holding up placards saying "Severely Punish the Executioners" and roaring in the streets.

This is the freedom of public opinion of the federal people, and their freedom of thought!