Chapter 454 Spread
When Duanmuhuai followed Qierti to the square, he could see dozens of ox carts parked in the square, and there were many guys dressed like adventurers next to him.
"This is what we caught while patrolling today."
Qierti also reported to Duanmuhuai very seriously.
"Today we followed the patrol route and found that there was a suspicious caravan deliberately walking on the mountain road. So we went forward to investigate, and the other party attacked us. After defeating, we found that they were slave merchants who were arresting slaves from Hermann to transport them to other places."
"Well, it''s a good job."
Duanmuhuai nodded. The ban on slave trade is one of the doctrines of the Inquisition. Not to mention the various harms that slave trade is likely to bring, even the slaves themselves may pose potential threats - after all, you are not sure whether these slaves will be taken to do hard work, prostitutes or sacrifices to a certain evil god.
Of course, in terms of the experience of the Inquisition, the latter accounts for the majority of the demand. If you travel between the stars and discover slave transportation, follow the clues and find them, you will probably encounter one or several sects who believe in evil gods...
By the way, under the leadership of Duanmuhuai, Seth and Lissas have also listed the slave trade as an illegal transaction and have begun to arrest them in large quantities. In fact, this is normal. Seth needs to recover his strength at present, and of course he cannot allow his own citizens to be trafficked. Lissus - well, even if Duanmu Huai wants Lea to give the country to him, the latter may not hesitate.
"Take a few leaders down and interrogate them and check the buyers."
"clear."
Duanmuhuai gave a casual command, and then came to the ox cart. At this moment, the slaves had already got off the cart. Among them, men and women gathered together tremblingly, staring at the soldiers around and the dark night guards uneasily.
This is also normal. After all, I was captured and brought here again. In addition, I was surrounded by terrifying soldiers, so it is not surprising that I feel uneasy.
"Ah, Mr. Knight!"
Lorena, who was registering for those refugees, saw Duanmuhuai appear and hurried over.
"How about it?"
"Yes, they were all slaves caught by slave traders in Hermann, and some of the children were even sold..."
Speaking of this, Lorena''s expression was not very good-looking, after all, there was no such thing in the Holy City.
"Ask them what they plan to go home, and if you need travel expenses, you can just share a little from the slave merchants - they won''t be able to use it anyway."
"yes."
Lorena nodded, then turned around and returned to the group of slaves, said a few words to them, and then saw the slaves cheering excitedly, and many people even hugged each other and cried. Then they respectfully saluted Duanmuhuai and Luolena, then turned and left.
But it seems that not everyone yearns for freedom.
"Um?"
Duanmuhuai saw a girl standing there with a few little girls not far away. He frowned and then walked over.
“Dong…Dong…Dong…Dong…Dong…”
Hearing the footsteps, the girl turned her head and looked at Duanmu Huai. She was so scared that her face turned pale, her legs became weak, and she sat down to the ground. The little girls beside her hurriedly hid behind the girl, looking at the giant walking towards them uneasy.
Duanmu Huai was used to this reaction. He walked up to the girl and stared at her.
"What, aren''t you going to leave?"
"This...I..."
Looking at Duanmu Huai, the girl''s expression seemed quite nervous. She lowered her head, her voice as low as a mosquito.
"say."
Looking at the other party''s timid look, Duanmu Huai frowned and scolded. When the girl heard Duanmu Huai''s scolding, she was also frightened.
"Yes, yes, sorry...I...I don''t know where I should go..."
Don’t know where you should go?
"Do you have no place to go back?"
“………………”
The girl was silent for a moment and shook her head.
“Where are my relatives?”
“………………”
The girl still didn''t say anything.
“This is a bit troublesome.”
Looking at the girl in front of him, Duanmu Huai sighed helplessly, and at this time, Qierti gave a suggestion.
"Since that''s the case, why not just put her in the logistics force for the time being?"
"That''s it."
Duanmuhuai didn''t care too much. The main task of the logistics force is to be responsible for chores such as laundry and cooking, which is basically something that everyone can do. Since this girl has nowhere to go, it would be nice to just send her to the logistics force. After making the decision, Duanmu Huai turned around and left, while the girl looked at Duanmu Huai''s figure, and a hint of uneasiness flashed in her eyes.
At the same time, the First Legion stronghold.
Standing on the city wall and looking at the scenery in the distance, General Cleolev, the First Legion, looked serious.
As a pure Hermann soldier, Cleolev enjoys a high reputation in Hermann''s army. He is burly and strong. Although he is over the top, he still has an indescribable domineering attitude.
Although the Hermann First Army led by him was not the largest number of Hermann army, it was the army with the largest number of knights. Hermann''s First Army is an existence with invincibility as its honor.
But now...
"grown ups."
Adjutant Carl appeared behind Cleolev, and when he heard his voice, Cleolev sighed.
"The commander-in-chief ordered me to lead the First Army, the Second Army, and the Fifth Army to suppress the rebellion."
“The goal is…”
“The Trial Court and the Fourth Legion.”
In fact, this is also expected. Kreolev has an unparalleled reputation in Hermann''s army. If he hadn''t been unwilling to collude with Prime Minister Stese, the original position of commander-in-chief should have been Kreolev. But it is precisely because of Cleolev''s straightforward personality that his relationship with the Council led by Steeser was extremely poor.
"I guessed it would be like this."
Hearing the chief’s answer, Adjutant Carl sneered.
"You know?"
"Well, I heard that just recently, several more guards defected."
“…………”
Cryolev remained silent and did not speak. In fact, there has always been no shortage of loyal and righteous people within Hermann. They could not tolerate Stese''s use of his own hands and even tried to assassinate him several times in a row. However, because there was an extremely powerful steel monster around Steeser as a guard, these assassins eventually returned in vain.
But this does not mean that the soldiers gave up. Therefore, when the Fourth Army rebelled and even put forward the banner of "clearing the monarch", many soldiers and troops who were originally loyal to the royal family but were suppressed by Steeser fled directly from the royal city and defected to the Fourth Army.
In fact, within the First Army, the generals have discussed similar issues several times. In the past, they were unwilling to rebel because they were loyal to the royal family. But now, the Fourth Army''s slogan "clearing the monarch" also opened a window for them.
There is actually such an operation!
That’s right, we are not betraying the country, we are trying to clear the king’s side and punish slanderous ministers!
The generals below wrote more than once, asking Cleolev to learn from the Fourth Army, directly enter the royal city, kill the slander ministers, and assist the emperor, but Cleolev refused.
And now……
"It''s obvious that the Council hopes that we will die."
The strength of the Fourth Army is not scary, but after these time of investigation, everyone has already understood the strength of the Inquisition Court. Not to mention anything else, they have no way or means just the mechanical giant that is taller than a mountain. Although the first, second and fifth armies combined have a large number of people, Cleolev still has no idea how to deal with that kind of mechanical giant.
Now for the Council, the First Army is the least trustworthy. They are even afraid that the First Army will rebel like the Fourth Army, so they simply sent the First Army out to attack the Inquisition to avoid posing a threat to the royal city.
"Are we really going to go out?"
"certainly."
In response to the adjutant''s inquiry, Cleolev nodded.
"According to the order of the commander-in-chief, the First Army will mobilize 40,000 people, the Second Army will mobilize 50,000 people, and the Fifth Army will mobilize, totaling 100,000 people. To form a joint operation, it is necessary to keep the Trial Court and the Fourth Legion out of the royal city."
Set out his hand and pointed forward, Cleolev said lightly, and he could understand why the Council was so crazy. At present, the Inquisition and the Fourth Legion occupied Guzak, and from here we headed northwest was the fortress Bonn and the royal capital Guland. In other words, once the Fortress Bonn and the City of Guland was broken through, the Inquisition and the Fourth Legion would directly be under the Royal City.
Although according to the logic, according to intelligence, the Fourth Legion currently has only 20,000 people, and the troops on the Inquisition seem to be less than 1,000 people in total. But the problem is that the mechanical giants in the Inquisition are too terrifying. If they cannot stop them, they might be killed directly into the royal city in one breath.
"Does the Council think the other party will make a quick decision?"
"It''s most likely. After all, the total number of the opponents is less than 30,000 now. In addition, they have strong firepower support from the Inquisition Court. In this case, compared with steady action, direct attack on the royal city is the most effective method. On this point, I also agree with the Commander-in-Chief''s conjecture. Therefore, we must do our best to fight. Fight head-on with the Fourth Legion and the Inquisition Court!"
Speaking here, Cleolev clenched his fists.
Then he looked into the distance of the horizon again, and then turned around and walked into the fortress without looking back.
“…………”
Looking at the back of his superior, Adjutant Carl sighed silently.
As an adjutant, he could only make suggestions, and Cleolev himself was the one who made the decision.
And he made the decision... Then, the action of the First Legion is about to begin.
(This chapter ends)