After Eddie led the Guild's Mercenaries' cavalry to the embassy, Yan Xing ordered him to take control of the surrounding districts and encircle the mercenaries hiding in the residential areas amidst the battlefield.

As the Guild's Mercenaries' subsequent forces entered the city, Yan Xing's controlled area within Nuta City continued to expand.

He was also able to dispatch manpower to support his other industries, simultaneously organizing the rescue of Merchant Guild members and ensuring their safe escort to the embassy.

Yan Xing consolidated his control, occupied high points, and built fortifications.

He did not rush to participate in quelling the insurgency but kept sending out drones to conduct reconnaissance over the entirety of Nuta City.

The level of chaos in the city exceeded his and Count Theodore's estimates. The Wildwind Highlands war had been raging for months, and Nuta City had been under relentless strain.

Resources were scarce, and grievances had built up.

At this moment, everything was unleashed.

Especially as various disconcerting rumors spread, which were hard to verify in the current state of Nuta City.

Some said that the Orcs were coming.

Some said the Elves had broken through the western line and were attacking Nuta City.

Some said the Swamp Tribe had entered the city.

...

Despair drove people to madness.

All kinds of vile acts were being carried out within Nuta City.

The mere 3,000-strong Guild's Mercenaries, if simply scattered throughout Nuta City, would be but a drop in the bucket.

All Yan Xing could do now was to look after himself first.

It was also essential to establish communications with Count Theodore and not to let the Lord's Mansion fall under siege.

If the old Earl were to encounter disaster, my only option would be to have the Great Army move through and occupy Nuta City.

Placing myself at the forefront of many forces' attention was the last thing I wanted to do right now.

I needed Nuta City, under Count Theodore's control, to serve as a buffer between the Eternal Domain and various other parties.

Luckily, according to the latest intelligence, the insurgents had not yet breached the sturdy Lord's Mansion castle.

Yan Xing established the Nuta City Emergency Combat Command within the embassy. A model of Nuta City's districts was placed in the command center.

The alchemical automatons marked the various battle situations throughout Nuta City, detected by Chui Chui, with little flags of different colors.

The main regions of large-scale battles were concentrated around the Lord's Mansion, various barracks, supply warehouses, and some key fiscal and administrative departments.

Some areas had already fallen, and key locations were fiercely contested.

The number of factions involved in the war within the city was uncountable, and distinguishing friend from foe was even harder.

Mercenaries fought each other, the City Defense Force fought among themselves, and nobles' private armies clashed with one another.

Gangs, and those criminals taking advantage of the chaos to cause trouble, were even more numerous.

Looking at the model of the city's battle situation, Yan Xing realized that his previous assumptions about the insurrection had been too optimistic.

There was a three-kilometer distance from the embassy to the Lord's Mansion.

On a normal day, this distance wouldn't be considered far, but city roads were not conducive to the deployment of a large force.

The area around the Lord's Mansion was swarming with rebels.

If the Guild's Mercenaries were to provide direct support, they would certainly face ambushes from both sides of the roads.

The mercenaries use muskets, which are advantageous for long-range combat. Close combat would bring losses I'm unwilling to sustain.

We need to play to our strengths.

The combat against the mercenaries besieging the embassy showcased the firepower of artillery to Yan Xing. During volley fire, its overwhelming and awe-inspiring effect was at times even greater than its killing power.

After the battlefield was cleared, statistics showed that not many mercenaries had died directly from the artillery; most had been scared off by the power of such mighty weapons.

However, the precision of the cannons here at the embassy isn't high. Firing from here would likely cause collateral damage to friendly forces inside the Lord's Mansion.

If Count Theodore were harmed, it would be counterproductive.

After circling the model of Nuta City's districts, Yan Xing pointed to a square roughly one kilometer from the Lord's Mansion and said to Eddie, "Immediately organize troops to take that square and establish a defense perimeter a hundred meters wide.

Once the surrounding area is secure, transfer 50 cannons there to establish a bombardment position, ready to provide support to the Lord's Mansion.

I will lead a detachment of Griffons to break through into the Lord's Mansion and help guide the artillery fire."

Eddie responded and immediately turned to assemble the team to take over the square.

The other heroes also prepared for the next phase of the battle according to their respective responsibilities.

After his subordinates dispersed, Yan Xing turned to Li Jiya, who had been following him. "I need to go to the Lord's Mansion to discuss joint combat operations with Count Theodore," he said. "The Rose Court is also under siege by the rebels. It's unsafe for you to return, so you should stay here instead."

Li Jiya was very worried about the Rose Court; from the situation on the battlefield, the number of rebels besieging the Rose Court was also considerable.

"Knight Yan Xing, could you lend me some troops? I wish to support Lady Karol. I too am a hero, a Mage..."

Yan Xing looked at Li Jiya, weighing her request for troops.

The battle at the Rose Court was far less dangerous than the one at the Lord's Mansion. The rebels there had merely surrounded the Rose Court and were carrying out sporadic, harassing attacks.

It seems they only intend to besiege Lady Karol and aren't willing to make a significant sacrifice to storm inside.

After all, Lady Karol is different from Count Theodore. Her authority was bestowed by the Silver Mane Duke; her death wouldn't significantly impact the situation.

If she lives, she can still stir trouble in Nuta City.

So, sending troops to support her would also be a way to curry favor.

For the sake of profit, maintaining business relationships is indeed necessary.

Besides, Lady Karol hasn't fully paid for those two hundred thousand sets of uniforms yet.

Anyway, I have plenty of troops on my side.

"Very well, I'll lend you two hundred Werewolf Warriors and fifty Werewolf Raiders. Once you reach Rose Court, give my regards to Lady Karol."

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