Shadow Empire - Chapter 940: The Great Failure and Chaos Unveiled

When the first gunshot tore through the silence of the night, the terrified soldiers crawled out of their sleeping mats on the ground, and as they perceived with horror what was happening outside, collapse occurred uncontrollably.

There was intense gunfire.

The continuous firing of five hundred bolt-action rifles made it impossible to tell how many enemies there were and in which direction they were heading.

The person in charge of commanding this battle was an army colonel.

Sometimes reality is like a heavy punch, constantly bombarding people's most vulnerable parts until they kneel down with their hands on their crotch.

The colonel was also awakened by the gunshots. He fumbled around his body for a while and found his lighter. With trembling hands, he lit the lighter and with the faint light, he grabbed the pistol in his hand.

Outside the tent were screams and intensive gunfire. As an officer, at this time when he was most needed, he was trembling with fear and terror and did not dare to leave his tent.

He didn't know how long it had been, but when his palms were already cold and sweaty from nervousness, his adjutant came over from outside the tent and asked, "Colonel?"

He swallowed and felt a little better.

The faint light from the lighter allowed him to barely see the panicked looks of the two adjutants. They were not fully dressed and ran over in their underwear.

"What the hell is going on out there?" he asked.

In fact, he already had the answer in his heart, but he was unwilling to believe it.

There is no doubt that Pedro's actions tonight will bring him a huge psychological shadow, which may last for a long time.

The sound of gunfire outside continued, and one could faintly hear some soldiers crying and shouting, as well as the sounds they made while trying to escape.

Another of his adjutants couldn't help but shout, "Let's leave here first and make plans after daybreak!"

"Now... it's too dark, we can't see anything!"

But it was too dark, so they could only instinctively run in the opposite direction of the gunshots, and only stopped when they ran to a place where the gunshots were far away from them.

There is actually not much to describe about the entire battle. It was a one-sided "massacre". Using this word to describe the battle between anti-government forces and government forces is a bit... excessive!After about thirty or forty minutes, the gunfire gradually subsided, and Pedro's men continued to enter the scene with torches held high.

In the darkness, their shooting did hit some Lapa government soldiers. Some of them died soon after being shot, but some were still lying on the ground struggling.

They were only seriously injured and did not die immediately, but the arrival of Pedro and his men announced their death sentence.

He sat on the ground with his head against the tent and one hand on the place where he was shot. Blood was still flowing slowly. It looked scary, but it was actually not much.

Pedro stared at him for about ten seconds. More and more people holding torches gathered around him. He knew that he had to do this.

He cocked the rifle, took a look, then aimed it at the soldier.

The soldier was shaking with fear. "No, please don't do this..."

With a "bang", the bullet shot into the soldier's brain at a very close distance. He felt as if he had been hit hard by someone. His head sank and he fell to the ground, completely silent.

This was the first time Pedro had watched someone die from his own shooting, while being able to witness the person being killed.

It sounds a bit complicated, but to put it bluntly, it was the first time he saw someone he had beaten to death.

A little uncomfortable.

But that uncomfortable emotion and feeling still continued to surge in my body.

He suppressed his anger, glanced at the body, and then looked at the others, "Eliminate all the soldiers who are not dead. We can't save them."

"Quickly clean up the battlefield and collect what they left behind. Take away everything that can be taken away, and if you can't take it away... destroy it on the spot."

The eyes of those who looked at him were filled with admiration at this moment!Before this, the mood in Sage City was actually somewhat depressed and pessimistic. Many people believed that they could not compete with the government forces of Lapa, and some people were even secretly fleeing Sage City.

The best way is to leave Sage City.

Many people have left in the past few days. It doesn't matter if these people leave, but their departure makes Pedro's men feel uneasy.

These people are not well educated and they don’t understand any big principles. They only know that when everyone thinks something is dangerous, it must be unsafe!

Some people questioned Pedro's decision to go to war with government forces in Sege City and wondered what his purpose was in doing so.

Most of them just remained silent and watched.

Until this moment!All those who were prepared to die on this trip, stood here, feeling the joy of victory, and looked at Pedro with deep admiration in their eyes!Pedro felt the breath and pursed his lips. "Do as I say. We don't have much time. We must evacuate here before dawn."

It was already slightly light in Lapa at around five o'clock. Actually, their time was not that tight, but Pedro was worried about any accidents.

Soon everyone started to take action, and gunshots were heard over the camp along with some people's pleading voices.

They found a large amount of equipment in the camp.

Old rifles and worn-out bolt-action rifles, as well as various supplies.

There were too many things, and he wanted to take every one of them, but he also knew that it was impossible to take all of them.

"Weapons, ammunition, dried meat, take away as much as possible, and burn the rest on the spot."

When we returned to the city, it was just dawn and some people in the city didn't know what was going on.

But as the sky grew brighter, some news began to spread in the city.

When people heard that Pedro led the "Five Hundred Warriors" to defeat the federal government army and seized a large amount of supplies, they ran to verify it in disbelief.

Pedro was a smart man. He piled the captured supplies together and did not stop people from watching.

At the same time, they began to believe it.

I believe that Pedro may really be able to change this country as some people say!

Some people who were still on the sidelines began to take the initiative and started to join Pedro's team.

It was not yet seven o'clock when Diego suddenly opened his eyes.

He turned his head to look at the faint light coming through the curtains, slowly supported his huge body to sit up, and then pressed the button on the bedside.

Two minutes later, the housekeeper and the maids came here, "Master, do you want to get up now?"

Diego nodded, "What time is it?"

The butler took out his pocket watch and glanced at it. "There are three minutes to seven, sir."

The butler nodded again, "That's exactly what I understand."

Diego sighed, said nothing more, and went into the washroom with the maids. His body needed to be cleaned every day, and the oils that naturally secreted from his pores aggravated his bad body odor. After more than ten minutes of washing, he changed into clean clothes and went to the restaurant.

Now he needed to eat something to comfort himself from his bad mood.

Perhaps realizing that he needed "comfort", the food the cook prepared this morning was very sweet.

Sugar is a very bad thing and it is addictive. The federals are very advanced in researching this area because sugar and its addictiveness can bring huge profits to capital.

As long as it can provide profits, and big profits, federal capitalists will be keen to research it.

They concealed a lot of research reports on sugar, and in order to get people to eat more sugar, they added a lot of flavors to solve the problem of pure sweetness being easy to get sick of.

Diego's cook had not received this knowledge, but he also knew that eating something sweet when you are in a bad mood will make you feel better.

The intake of sugar quickly took effect and Diego's anxious mood was greatly relieved.

But... before he could fully enjoy his breakfast, an officer came over in a hurry.

After the butler had a brief conversation with him from a distance, he suddenly realized that a terrible situation that they least wanted to see had occurred.

He quickly walked over to Diego's side and bent over.

"What happened?" he asked casually while enjoying a dish made from tropical fruit pulp and wild pheasant drumsticks.

This early, he didn't think anything would happen.

The butler did not answer immediately. Just for three or four seconds, he stopped eating and looked at the butler with confusion and a hint of disbelief. He already had some premonitions.

The butler's voice was low.

"So?" Diego's voice suddenly became louder. He reached out and grabbed the butler's collar and pulled him to his side. "So what?"

The butler was used to Diego's bad and violent temper, and he acted very steady, "So they failed."

Diego pushed the butler away violently. He leaned back in his chair, his chest heaving violently. "So, it failed?"

"Fake!"

"But now this little bug that they could easily crush to death has defeated them?"

"What the hell!"

"Gather everyone and find out whether this is fake news or not!"

He took one look at the sumptuous breakfast on the table and no longer had any appetite.

His eyes kept moving across the faces of these people. "You told me before that Pedro and his subordinates were ordinary people, school teachers, and several local company executives."

"You said that you don't even need to send out many troops to deal with these rebel groups that have not received military training and do not know any strategies or tactics."

"But he made me realize that there is actually not much difference between you and the people you mentioned. You don't understand military affairs or combat at all!"

The officers all looked ugly. It was a huge shame for them to be defeated by a group of non-professional soldiers.

Diego stared at the lieutenant general who was speaking.

Although Lapa's army is pitifully small in number, it definitely has a large number of officers and generals.

"So you're saying that military aid was offered."

"You want to say, it's the Federals, right?"

Diego's sinister eyes stayed on him for a moment, and now he wasn't actually sure if this was really the case.

Before, they had said that Pedro was useless, so he believed it deeply.

How could a middle school teacher succeed in a rebellion with a group of people of similar status?

So now his success is obviously not in line with the actual situation.

"How are you going to solve this problem?"

The only general stood up and said, "We will redeploy the troops to destroy them, and I will ask you to allocate some artillery."

"I'm not very clear about the details of this battle, but I can imagine that they may have seized some military supplies, so what we will face next is a rebel force with more weapons and more people."

"This time, we will take them seriously instead of treating them as a joke."

Diego looked at these people with unkind eyes when he thought that it was because of their carelessness and stupidity that Pedro, the little bug, became much stronger.

But he still agreed to the admiral's request, "Okay, I'll give you six cannons."

"You can mobilize all the troops you need, but you must promise me that you will bring back Pedro's body!"

"And you won't lose the artillery again!"

Diego stared at him for a moment before agreeing.

He asked people not to spread this matter as much as possible. The defeat of government forces by anti-government forces, no matter what the reason, would have a huge negative impact on the Lapa regime.

But the more he fears something, the more likely it is to happen.

Not only was he paying attention to this battle, Lance was also paying attention to it. The reason he came back early was to learn more about the battle situation and respond more quickly.

"Mr. Lance, we just had a big victory not long ago!"

"We defeated the government forces in Lapa and seized some military supplies."

"I think we have more to talk about now."

When Lance heard his voice, he knew he had handled the battle, otherwise he wouldn't have called at this time. "Can I ask how you did it?"

Pedro took a deep breath and said, "I want you to report this in the newspaper. Then we will need more medical supplies, various supplies, and some military advice and help."

Lance thought about it for a moment, "I'll arrange it for you, but again, it comes with a quid pro quo."

"There are two cities to the west of Saige. Please let your flags fly over their skies..."

At around ten o'clock in the morning, new newspapers began to be distributed for free, but today's content was obviously much more explosive than before!The federal newspapers immediately disclosed that the government forces had suffered a huge defeat in Sage City, with hundreds of casualties and hundreds missing. For a time, the entire society was in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)