"Yes, boss!"
Rem used her remote command ability to direct the other four robotic teammates in the Rem squad to focus their attack on Chilai's command vehicle.
Chilai was currently hiding inside a heavy armored vehicle.
His forces were numerous and armed with heavy weapons.
Under Chilai's "excellent command," the battlefield situation was quickly brought under control.
If things continued like this, Chilai was confident he could even capture a few transport vehicles.
But just as Chilai was on the verge of victory, a squad of female soldiers, holding shields, charged towards his command vehicle.
"These crazy chicks really have iron heads!"
Seeing this scene from afar, a cold, sinister grin flashed across Chilai's face.
"Use the heavy machine guns, kill them!"
"Yes, sir!"
With Chilai's order, the soldiers outside the armored vehicle immediately unleashed a barrage of fire from the vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns towards the assault squad.
However, the assault squad's heavy shields were able to perfectly block the high-speed bullets.
As the assault squad got closer and closer, the intense gunfire proved completely ineffective.
In desperation, Chilai directly ordered the tank to bombard the assault squad.
Unfortunately, it was too late to think of using artillery bombardment now.
Tank cannons were very effective against long-range targets.
After all, tank cannons had a long range and powerful firepower, naturally designed for siege warfare.
But this cumbersome behemoth had extremely poor maneuverability when facing close-range opponents.
The assault squad members circled the tank.
The tank's turret rotation speed could not keep up with their movement.
The gunner inside the vehicle aimed for a long time but could not get a lock.
Under these circumstances, the four members of the assault squad quickly reached the armored command vehicle's door.
"Bang bang bang..."
The machine-gunner firing madly on the roof was riddled with bullets.
Several members of the assault squad jumped onto the vehicle body and took control of the armored vehicle.
To ensure his own safety, Chilai ordered the bodyguards inside the vehicle to completely lock the armored vehicle door to prevent enemy intrusion.
The third assault team member drew a gleaming long saber from his waist.
He swung it fiercely at the armored vehicle's metal plate.
Liu Kai Xuan watched from a distance and saw that with one strike, the armored plate was cut open with a large hole.
It looked as if he was slicing through tofu with a knife.
"Whoa, this number three soldier is quite strong, managing to cleave through the armor plate.
Rem quickly explained, "Boss, you might not know, but it's actually because of the powerful weapon she's holding!"
"The weapon used by squad member number three is not an ordinary metal combat saber!"
"The saber she's holding is an electromagnetic oscillating thermocutter!"
"It's a super-tech weapon, her exclusive gear that she brought with her!"
"Right, don't kill Chilai for now!"
Liu Kai Xuan saw the assault team members had already stormed the vehicle and quickly reminded them, "Capture him alive!"
"Make Chilai stop the escalation of the battle, then bring him back for public execution after judgment!"
"Only by doing so can we create an effective deterrent!"
"Understood, boss, don't worry!" Rem nodded repeatedly, indicating she understood.
After Chilai was captured alive, his subordinate soldiers also collectively stopped their attack.
Liu Kai Xuan instructed a few team members to move quickly and apprehend the enemy generals.
Two enemy generals surrendered willingly, but when it came to the third enemy general.
He suddenly issued an attack order!
This caused the battle, which had just died down, to reignite.
The enemy attempted to rescue Chilai by force, even if it was only to retrieve his corpse!
In fact, Chilai's ragtag bunch of soldiers were not very strong in combat.
And more importantly, Chilai's capture had dealt a devastating blow to the morale of his forces.
With morale gone and their commander captured, winning the battle became extremely difficult.
Although one military officer managed to regroup and launch a counterattack, several other generals took advantage of the chaos and fled.
This resulted in fewer and fewer soldiers remaining on the battlefield.
Eventually, the resisting officer was killed by the assault squad, and the remaining remnants scattered.
This short but fierce skirmish finally ended with Liu Kai Xuan's side emerging victorious.
This victory could only be considered a narrow one, and it could even be said that without Rem's squad's tenacious fight, Liu Kai Xuan would have lost.
More than 40 of the over a hundred guards responsible for escorting the supplies were killed or wounded on the spot.
Another 30 or so, unable to endure the brutal battlefield environment, chose to desert.
And over 20 held their ground on a hilltop, barely making it to the end.
Liu Kai Xuan, observing from the perimeter, clearly understood the reasons for this situation.
There were two main reasons.
First, Chilai's side possessed a large number of heavy weapons, which proved terrifyingly powerful during the engagement.
On Liu Kai Xuan's side, limited by various constraints from the royal family, they were equipped with only light weapons.
A lightly armored escort team encountering a heavily armed armored army in the desert had very little room to maneuver.
The second factor was that the mercenaries hired by Liu Kai Xuan had a not-very-high degree of loyalty to him.
This was precisely why such a large number of deserters had appeared.
...
When Liu Kai Xuan returned to the stronghold with the remaining team, the sky had already darkened.
Ouyang Xue immediately approached Liu Kai Xuan.
"Boss, how do you plan to punish Chilai and his men?"
"Of course, by putting them on public trial and executing them!"
"If we're talking about a trial, we don't have the authority ourselves; we can only hand them over to the Imperial Court for trial!"
Ouyang Xue's words caused Liu Kai Xuan to frown.
She was right. Although the Kaiya Kingdom was a chaotic place!
At least in name, the Kaiya Kingdom had laws.
Liu Kai Xuan's mine had established a police station, but no court!
If Liu Kai Xuan were to set up his own court to try Chilai, it would undoubtedly be an illegal act.
If the Kaiya Kingdom authorities were to hold Liu Kai Xuan accountable on this basis, his situation would be very passive.
After a moment of silence, Liu Kai Xuan said sternly, "If Chilai is handed over to the Imperial Court for trial, the chances of him being executed are slim!"
"Chilai has a very complex network of connections behind him, and it won't be difficult for him to get off the hook!"
Ouyang Xue suggested, "Boss, to prevent the situation from escalating, I think we should proactively hand Chilai over to the Imperial Royal Family!"