One Piece: Dictator of the Empire

Rhine City.

As a large city on the border of Kingdom of William, it is rich in minerals and has a permanent population of hundreds of thousands, making this city extremely prosperous even though it is far away from the border of Kingdom of William.

but.

Since the Kingdom of Kata continued to increase its troops stationed at the border, some merchants with a keen sense of smell also began to move to the hinterland of the Kingdom of William in order to avoid the impact of the war.

This makes this large city with a population of several hundred thousand people seem a bit depressed.

The reason is that the Kingdom of Kata has accumulated too much power in the South China Sea.

The Kata Kingdom's army is so powerful that it is famous throughout the South China Sea.

Businessmen seek profit.

It is impossible for them to put a bunch of eggs in the same basket, and it is even more impossible for them to swear to coexist and die with the Kingdom of William.

For them.

No.

Or for people in the pirate world as a whole.

National identity is too far a synonym.

Perhaps to them, it doesn't matter who rules the country, it's just a different leader.

It's already like this, how can it be any worse?

On the large city wall.

Thousands of soldiers were constantly patrolling, guarding the surrounding environment, and the heavy city gates were closed early.

They wore King William's military uniforms and held flintlock guns tightly in their hands, as if this flintlock gun could bring them a great sense of security.

As the senior general of the Kingdom of William, "Kuris Maya" was standing on the city wall, frowning, looking at the distant sky uneasily.

That is the direction of the Kingdom of Kata.

As a general and hereditary nobleman of the Kingdom of William, Kuris Maya's fate is closely tied to the Kingdom of William.

For the power in hand.

It was impossible for him to be like those businessmen who would retreat to the hinterland at any sign of trouble in order to protect themselves.

"How long until the king's reinforcements arrive?"

city ​​wall.

Kuris Maya, who was looking into the distance, asked the adjutant on the side.

"I received the news, it is expected to be four days away."

The adjutant beside him answered.

His expression was serious, and there was no hesitation in his tone.

Suddenly~

Everyone standing on the city wall felt that the earth was shaking violently, and there was a roar in their ears. The huge sound came in the distance and resounded through the sky.

Everyone held their breath, and a picture they would never forget appeared before the eyes of these soldiers.

The yellow sand was rolling in the distance, like an endless storm, and a black torrent of steel appeared in front of them, quickly attacking the city where they were.

The endless chilling momentum destroyed everything like a strong wind, leaving everyone with a sense of powerlessness.

Some of the weak-minded soldiers guarding the city were even so frightened that they couldn't stand still and sat down on the ground.

The black storm was getting closer and closer, and these soldiers, including Kuris Maya, finally saw it clearly. It was an extremely large tank phalanx, carrying a monstrous force and heading towards the city where they were stationed.

"A chariot?"

"How could the vanguard army of Kata Kingdom have such a huge chariot army?"

After seeing their true colors clearly.

Kuris Maya grasped the city wall with both hands and said with a look of disbelief.

A pale look appeared on the ferocious face.

obviously.

He, the senior general of the William Kingdom, is also a man who has seen the world.

They call tanks chariots.

It's because he has seen this thing before.

Just because of the immaturity of the technology, countries have not yet deployed large-scale armies.

Only a few countries with advanced technology own dozens of them.

But now the vanguard army of the Kata Kingdom has such a huge tank army.

That indicates that they may have begun to deploy troops on a large scale.

No.

Or they have all been installed.

Facing such a large tank corps, everyone felt a sense of despair, and panic was spreading.

city ​​wall.

A few unsteady soldiers dropped their flintlocks and tried to escape.

After being discovered by the supervising team, he directly showed his head to the public and beheaded him on the spot.

This suppressed the soldiers' thoughts of escaping.

but.

Panic is still spreading on the city walls.

A tank with two tanks is not scary. In this pirate world, there are a lot of people who can tear this thick iron shell apart with one knife.

What is terrifying is the tank group that has become a legion. It represents absolute attack power, strong destructive power, and continuous artillery support.

This means that it poses a fatal threat to mid- to low-end combat power.

Don't talk about these people on their walls.

If there is no high-end combat power to participate in the battle, even if ten times more troops are brought in, they will only face a massacre under the artillery fire of the Kata Kingdom's tank corps.

In this era, technological leadership does have unparalleled advantages.

but.

What often determines the direction of a war is the high-end combat power hidden by each country.

Hundreds of tank corps were crushing the land wantonly, and the huge roar of engines resounded in this prosperous land.

"Bang ~ bang ~"

"Bang~ bang~ bang~"

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

The cannonballs that covered the sky roared with endless momentum and bombarded the city wall instantly.

The deafening explosion echoed through the sky.

Countless limbs and broken arms were scattered everywhere, and tragic wails sounded from all over the city wall.

Some weak city walls were even blown down instantly, exposing some gaps.

"Fight back"

"Hurry up and organize manpower to fight back."

Kuris Maya, who was embarrassed by the shells on the side, quickly issued instructions.

obviously.

This is the most basic reaction of a good general.

The adjutant on the side was also directing the soldiers to lean against the city wall and hurriedly fight back.

After the cannon on the city wall corrected its shooting angle, the shells were fired instantly.

But because of the distance.

Only a few sporadic shells landed on the tank positions.

A puff of dust kicked up.

The troops on the tank position did not hesitate at all.

"Bang ~ bang ~"

"Bang ~ bang ~"

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

Another round of three rapid bursts of fire roared on the position, and countless shells fell on the city wall.

Rubbles flew everywhere, and those soldiers who had no time to escape were instantly blown to pieces.

Countless pieces of broken intestines and minced meat were splashed in every corner of the city wall under the bombardment of cannonballs.

On the wide city wall, under the bombardment of artillery fire that blocked the sky, there was not even a complete corpse.

A cruel and bloody picture unfolded quietly.

How could ordinary soldiers have ever seen such a tragic scene?

Under the constant bombardment of countless artillery shells from the Kata Kingdom army.

The unexpected happened after all.

The huge pressure finally broke the last string in the soldier's heart.

They fell apart.

Even with the supervising team behind them, they couldn't stop the defeat.

After numerous defeated soldiers shot and killed several members of the supervising team, they fled towards the city in an attempt to save their lives.

"finished"

"It's completely over!"

Kuris Maya, on the other hand, stood on the city wall with a pale face and murmured in a low voice.

After seeing that the soldiers on the city wall could not withstand the pressure of artillery fire, a fierce conflict broke out with the supervising team on the side.

Kuris Maya realized that they had lost this war.

He didn't expect that they would be defeated so quickly. Just a few rounds of artillery fire completely destroyed the fighting spirit of his army.

Subsequently.

He also quickly came down from the city wall to avoid being bombed again.

He led his adjutant and the remaining supervising team back to the city.

The intention was to withdraw before the Kata Kingdom's army entered the city and protect themselves.

He is also a hereditary noble, and he still has a lot of glory and wealth that he has not yet enjoyed. When the army has been completely defeated, it is impossible to fight to the death with the army of the Kingdom of Kata here.

and so.

He, Kuris Maya, respects the true thoughts in his heart.

One word.

"Escape~"

"........."