Chapter 1493: Arrogance

Having had rich experience fighting against the Franco-Austrian Allied Army, he recognized them at a glance.

These people are not the Franco-Austrian Allied Army!

"Sigh, it seems they have already left," Ling Chen sighed.

Diana, however, shook her head: "General, our target is the granary. Although these troops are not the Franco-Austrian Allied Army, they are the Swedish Army."

"The Swedish Army?" Ling Chen was stunned.

His knowledge of European countries was not comprehensive; after all, there were too many countries in this place, and many of the names were tongue-twisters.

Moreover, for Ling Chen, he only needed to know who his opponent was.

He had never even heard of the country of Sweden.

"..." Diana.

"Sweden is a country that emerged after the split of the Holy Roman Empire, and they are also hostile toward the Prussian."

"Located in the north of Europe, they are very powerful and once crushed Tsarist Russia during its peak."

"At their peak, even Britain and France were no match for them."

"Such a powerful country eventually met its downfall at the hands of the Prussian, so they are the sworn enemies of the Prussian," Diana explained.

"Oh, an opponent of the Prussian," Ling Chen said indifferently, not taking it too much to heart.

Diana glanced at Ling Chen, her brows slightly furrowed.

The other party is the Swedish Army; does he not know what those three words represent?

"General, the Swedish Army is truly strong; their manufacturing standards are no worse than Longyan."

Hearing this, a trace of expression finally appeared on Ling Chen's stern face.

Diana smiled, then said nervously: "So we must be careful with this operation; the Swedish Army must have abundant grain and fodder."

"Seizing it directly might not work right now; after all, those are the powerful Swedish Army, we must think of other Method," Diana pondered for a moment.

She whispered to herself: "The Swedish Army is so powerful, but their agriculture is also very developed, so they must have plenty of grain and fodder."

"Oh my, no matter how I think about it, it feels like thirty thousand Longyan troops might not necessarily be able to defeat the Swedish garrison."

Ling Chen interrupted her train of thought, and Diana turned around in confusion, looking at General Ling Chen: "General, perhaps we should just forget it; our odds of winning against the Swedish Army are too low."

Ling Chen glanced at her and said calmly: "Sweden? How many armies do they have?"

Hearing this, Diana was stunned, staring blankly at General Ling Chen.

At the very instant Ling Chen said these words, Diana instantly felt that this Longyan general, Ling Chen, had already made his decision in that moment.

To attack the Swedish Army.

"General, this..."

Ling Chen glanced at her, looked up at the city gate, and said indifferently: "Let's enter the city."

Diana opened her mouth, but in the end, she said nothing.

As they walked in, the Swedish Army stopped Ling Chen and his group.

"Longyan? What are you doing here!" the Swedish guard said coldly.

Ling Chen glanced at this Swedish guard and replied indifferently: "Entering the city to do business."

The Swedish guard looked Ling Chen up and down; this person was dressed as a merchant, followed by a dozen attendants, and carrying goods.

Longyan merchants like this were very popular in this kind of city.

The Swedish Kingdom also traded with these Longyan people; a Swedish merchant who could bring a dozen attendants like this was clearly not an ordinary Longyan merchant.

Plus, these Longyan people all carried an aura of killing.

A Longyan person who could find this many bodyguards was certainly not doing ordinary business.

The Swedish guard signaled his companion to check them briefly before letting them pass.

"Go on, go on."

Ling Chen nodded slightly, and the group was about to enter the city, but just then, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Stop, they cannot enter the city!"

Ling Chen was startled, his hand gripping the weapon at his waist—a specially made short gun—and he glanced at Diana beside him, shielding her behind him.

If he discovered the situation was wrong, he would fire and leave!

The others were the same.

In order not to expose himself, Ling Chen did not turn his head, but quietly listened to everything happening around him.

The footsteps drew closer, and Ling Chen's expression gradually turned cold.

Diana, shielded behind him, was in a panic, looking around vigilantly, not knowing why Ling Chen now gave her the feeling of a hunter lying in wait.

Quietly waiting for the prey to enter his trap, so he could deliver the final, fatal blow.

A Swedish guard walked up to Ling Chen.

Ling Chen's pupils constricted—now is the time!

The air fell silent for a few seconds; one could hear a pin drop.

"This person believes in Protestantism, he cannot enter the city!"

A few seconds later, nothing happened.

That Swedish guard walked past Ling Chen, grabbing a terrified Prussian.

He shouted coldly: "Those who believe in Protestantism are not allowed to enter the city!"

Diana let out a breath; just a moment ago, she thought they were coming to cause trouble for them.

It turned out to be a false alarm.

She relaxed.

"And you few!"

The Sweden guard turned around abruptly, looking coldly at Ling Chen and his group.

Diana's expression tightened, her heart rising to her throat; she could even hear the sound of her own heartbeat.

Ling Chen, however, relaxed, and a smile even appeared on his face.

"This officer, we are all just business people, entering the city to do business, and we do not believe in any Protestantism."

"You know, we Longyan people do not believe in any religion."

The Sweden guard looked at them and said indifferently: "I know you don't believe in religion, but that woman behind you looks like she believes in Protestantism to me."

"She cannot enter the city."

"Unless..."

The Sweden guard made a gesture, the meaning of which was very clear: he wanted to extort Ling Chen.

Ling Chen looked at this gesture and smiled knowingly.

Seeing that he was quite sensible, the Sweden guard also revealed a smile.

Diana frowned; although she did not quite understand what the two of them meant by one gesture and one action.

But she could also tell that this Sweden guard was extorting them!

Diana gave the other party a cold look, but did not say anything more.

They could not cause trouble now.

Passersby who saw this scene shook their heads in pity one after another and walked away silently; they had long since become accustomed to such things.

Longyan merchants traveled between various countries and had money, but it was precisely because they had money that they were often subjected to such extortion in Europe.

In the eyes of these soldiers, Longyan people were big fat sheep; how could they not fleece them?

Immediately after, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ling Chen took a short gun out from his bosom and pressed it against the guard's head.

Everyone was stunned; what was this Longyan person doing!

Did he not want to live, holding a gun to a Sweden guard's forehead at the city gate?

They had never seen such an arrogant Longyan person!

That Sweden guard was so angry he laughed: "How dare you disobey orders and point a gun at me! Even if you are a Longyan merchant, do you believe I can kill you right now?"

"I believe it, but the money is mine, and my life is also mine," Ling Chen chuckled.

"Those who want my life..."

Pulling the trigger...