If it was said that the conflict between the Rudson Kingdom and the Candra Empire on the border was too small, so no one knew about it. But this time, because both sides had sent over a thousand soldiers, it was impossible to hide it no matter what.
However, when the matter was exposed, it shocked everyone.
According to the results announced by the Kingdom of Ruhr, this time, the Kandla Empire's Third Border Army's Fourth Border Regiment trespassed into the Kingdom of Ruhr's territory without permission. They were repeatedly warned by the Kingdom of Ruhr's Border Regiment and even took the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Ruhr's Border Regiment.
Then, the Kingdom of Ruhr's Border Regiment was forced to retaliate and both sides engaged in a fierce battle. In the end, the Kingdom of Ruhr's Border Regiment completely annihilated the Kandla Empire's Third Border Regiment.
The Kandla Empire also made a corresponding announcement. The general description was the same as the one announced by the Kingdom of Ruhr. They also admitted that it was the Kandla Empire's Third Border Regiment that took the initiative to cross the border and enter the Kingdom of Ruhr.
However, the Kandla Empire claimed that the Kandla Empire's Third Border Regiment's Fourth Border Regiment did this because a merchant from the Kandla Empire was intercepted and harmed by the Kingdom of Ruhr's Border Regiment for no reason. Therefore, the Empire's Border Regiment was sent into the Kingdom of Ruhr to investigate. However, they didn't expect to be ambushed by the despicable Kingdom of Ruhr's Border Regiment and suffered heavy losses.
In short, the Candra Empire's side admitted that this battle had occurred, but they treated the Rudson Kingdom as the one who had taken the initiative to ambush them. Their side's actions were all justified.
As for the casualties, the Kingdom of Ruhr claimed that they annihilated the Kandla Empire's Third Border Regiment while the Kandla Empire only admitted that they suffered heavy losses. However, they didn't disclose the exact number of casualties.
However, regardless of the details, the public statements of both sides strongly confirmed this matter.
Just this fact alone was enough to shock the entire continent.
Someone actually dared to attack the Kandla Empire's army?
On this continent, other than the Malor Empire, the only other empire that could stand on equal footing with the Kandla Empire, who else dared to do such a thing?
This was simply courting death!
There were even many people who secretly made inferences based on the lives of the Kingdom of Ruhr and the Kandla Empire, in the end, they came to a shocking conclusion.
All of this was a premeditated plan of the Kandla Empire!
The Kandla Empire's true goal was to swallow the Kingdom's territory!
And this matter was simply an excuse for the Kandla Empire to invade the Kingdom of Ruhr!
If this was the case, then the specifics of this matter weren't important. What really mattered was that after so many years of silence, the Kandla Empire had once again opened its bloody mouth to the other small countries on the continent.
Ever since the last war between the Kandla Empire and the Malor Empire, the Sines that had been peaceful for more than 20 years might once again fall into turmoil.
And the Kingdom of Ruhr was about to become the first victim of this turmoil …
"Heh, why are these people so sure that the Kandla Empire will swallow the Kingdom of Ruhr?" Xu Yi threw down the two newspapers in his hands and chuckled.
"Have they not considered that not only will the Kandla Empire fail to swallow the Kingdom of Ruhr, they might even break their own teeth?"
The other people in the meeting room looked at each other.
After a pause, Heinz laughed dryly, "Xu Yi, you're thinking too much.
The difference in strength between the Kandla Empire and the Kingdom of Ruhr is like heaven and earth. Now that the Kandla Empire is determined to swallow the Kingdom of Ruhr, I feel that the fate of the Kingdom of Ruhr has already been decided. There is no other possibility. "
"So you all think that the Kingdom of Ruhr is doomed this time?" Xu Yi looked around and asked.
Including CEO Kennard, the other New Flyer executives in the meeting room, including the Academy of Magic's Dean Evita, all nodded lightly.
"In other words, you all agree with Kennard's suggestion to completely cut off all ties with the Kingdom of Ruhr, especially cutting off the supply of military magic machines to the Kingdom of Ruhr?" Xu Yi asked again.
This time, no one nodded in agreement so straightforwardly.
Because from Xu Yi's expression, he didn't seem to agree with Kennard's suggestion.
After a moment of silence in the meeting room, Heinz coughed lightly and decided to take the lead.
In the entire New Flyer, only he could use his status as Xu Yi's first partner and the second largest shareholder of the Chamber of Commerce to question Xu Yi's decisions. No one else had the confidence to do so.
"Xu Yi, actually … … Kennard is also considering the future of the Chamber of Commerce.
Think about it, now that the Kandla Empire is clearly declaring war on the Kingdom of Ruhr, if we continue to provide support to the Kingdom of Ruhr, especially military magic machines, wouldn't we be pushing ourselves to the enemy of the Kandla Empire?
That would be completely offending the Kandla Empire. "
"Yes, that's right, and then?" Xu Yi said.
"Then?" Heinz frowned slightly.
"Xu Yi, you don't need me to remind you of the consequences, right?
Not to mention that if we completely offend the Kandla Empire, our Chamber of Commerce definitely won't be able to enter the Kandla Empire. If the Kandla Empire really sees us as an enemy, then the consequences would be severe. Don't tell me you haven't thought of it? "
Xu Yi shrugged, "I don't think it's that serious.
You've been talking for so long, but it's all based on the premise that the Kingdom of Ruhr will lose this war with the Kandla Empire. "
Everyone in the meeting room thought that this was nonsense, but Xu Yi clearly disagreed, so they could only continue to remain silent.
"If we look at it from a business perspective, if the Kingdom of Ruhr loses, then our investment in the Kingdom of Ruhr will go down the drain. We will also offend a potential major customer, and even bring about severe consequences for ourselves. The losses can be said to be abnormally terrifying.
But I still have the same question, why are you so certain that the Kingdom of Ruhr will lose? "
Kennard, who had been silent this whole time, finally couldn't help but speak, "Sir chairman, do you really think that the Kingdom of Ruhr will win?"
"Why can't I think so?" Xu Yi smiled and asked back.
"I have a detailed report on the battle between the two countries.
According to this report, in that battle, the Kandla Empire's Third Border Army's Fourth Frontier Regiment was almost completely wiped out. Only less than a hundred cavalrymen managed to escape.
As for the Kingdom of Ruhr … … Can you guess their losses? "
Everyone looked at each other. The manager of the household magic machine department, Ancato, hesitated and said, "Sir chairman, from what you've said, it should be much less than the Kandla Empire's losses.
Since the Kandla Empire's Third Border Army's Fourth Frontier Regiment has a total of three thousand people, then I guess … … The Kingdom of Ruhr lost less than a thousand people? "
"No, that's too much."
Everyone was stunned.
"It can't be?
Only a few hundred? "
Xu Yi smiled and raised his right hand. His thumb and index finger were connected together, making a zero gesture.
Of course, no one on this continent could understand this gesture.
Seeing that everyone was at a loss, Xu Yi reacted and hurriedly explained, "According to the report, the Kingdom of Ruhr's losses in this battle were … … zero!
In other words, there were no casualties at all! "
"How is this possible!"
"This is impossible!"
"This is ridiculous!
How can it be zero? "
"That's right, it's impossible that no one was injured. This is too fake!"
… …
There was an uproar in the meeting room.
Xu Yi smiled and looked at everyone's discussion. After a while, Kennard frowned and muttered, "Alright, Sir chairman, even if the Kingdom of Ruhr's losses in this battle were really zero, I still insist on my opinion.
In a war between two countries, the outcome is not decided by a single battle, but by the strength of the two countries.
In this aspect, the difference between the Kingdom of Ruhr and the Kandla Empire is countless times, so I don't think that the Kingdom of Ruhr has any hope of winning in the end. "
Hearing Kennard's words, the others all revealed looks of sadness.
The Kandla Empire and the Malor Empire had existed on the continent for close to a thousand years, they had already formed a strong and unparalleled image in the minds of everyone on the continent.
This was something that most of the New Flyer high level members who came from the Lampari Kingdom had a deep impression of.
The Lampari Kingdom couldn't even compare to a small country like the Sack Kingdom. Even if the Kingdom of Ruhr was a bit stronger than the Lampari Kingdom, it was at most around the same level as the Sack Kingdom. How could it compare to the Kandla Empire?
Even if the Kingdom of Ruhr could win one or two battles, the difference in national strength between the two countries was too large. The Kingdom of Ruhr could only lose in the end.
This was something that everyone on the continent agreed on.
The only one who objected to this was sir chairman who had a different way of thinking.
Seeing the worried looks on everyone's faces, Xu Yi gave a sigh in his heart.
It was impossible to convince them with words. Although he could use his authority as the chairman to suppress them, it would easily affect the unity of the company, so it wasn't worth it.
"Alright, since you don't trust the Kingdom of Ruhr this much, we'll put this discussion aside for now." Xu Yi said with a smile.
"But believe me, it won't be long before you regret what you've said today."