robber?

After listening to Kadir's report, the expression on Owen's face turned gloomy.

The southern border is currently being invaded by the demi-human alliance, and those guys actually dare to come out and take advantage of it.

Adding fuel to the fire at this time, is it because you think the southern border is not chaotic enough?

"Who are the gangsters?" Owen asked in a deep voice, "Did you get any relevant information from the refugees?"

"Return to Your Majesty."

Kadir replied: "According to the refugees, the group of robbers should number more than a hundred people and are well-equipped. Almost everyone wears leather armor, and the leader even owns a set of shining silver armor."

Oh? When did robbers have such sophisticated equipment? It's unbelievable.

Regarding their origins, Owen already had the answer in his mind.

"Your Majesty, I think that group of robbers is most likely the garrison of the Great Wall on the border."

A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and Kadir directly said the answer.

"After being defeated by the demi-human alliance, this remnant army fled to various parts of the southern border. In order to survive, some people gathered together, and their identities changed from soldiers guarding the border to bandits who robbed homes."

"It should be them."

In history, there are countless examples of remnants of defeated armies turning into bandits and bandits, and Owen was not surprised by this.

The key is how to handle this incident.

At least one thing is certain, that is, those bandits must not be allowed to continue to do evil.

After all, Owen is preparing to launch a counterattack against the demi-humans.

When the time comes for the army to go on an expedition, Bibo County's defensive strength will inevitably be weakened, and the relief food here will most likely become their target.

In order to ensure the personal safety of the refugees, and in order for Owen to safely lead the troops to fight back the demi-human alliance, this hidden danger must be dealt with first, and all the bandits must be captured and imprisoned.

It doesn't matter if you didn't guard the Great Wall at the border, but if you still dare to cause trouble, then you can only be rude to those guys.

"Have you sent anyone out to search for the location of that group of robbers?" Owen asked again.

"His Majesty."

This time it was Lusha who stood up and said: "I have sent people to the place where the refugees were robbed, and we will launch a search operation based on this. Once we find anything, we will report back immediately."

"Yeah." Owen nodded.

That said, now we can only wait patiently for news.

When the lizardmen discovered the robbers' lair, they quickly launched operations to surround them and catch them all.

"By the way! Your Majesty, some soldiers stationed at the Great Wall on the border have actually fled here."

Remembering that there were people here who were related to the gang of robbers, Kadir quickly mentioned this to Owen.

"It is understood that they have reached a cooperative relationship with the refugees. One party is responsible for escorting, while the other party provides food. Both parties worked together to successfully arrive at Bibo County. And it was also through the weapons and equipment of the soldiers that we deduced that the identity of the bandits should be border crossing

Garrison at the Great Wall.”

It seems that not all the defeated remnants chose to become robbers and bandits. At least those soldiers were of good character and chose to share hardships with the refugees.

"I understand." Owen said, "Where are the refugees in Bibo County? Take me there and have a look."

"Please follow me, Your Majesty."

Kadir turned sideways and raised his hand in a gesture of invitation.

The group then set off for the refugee resettlement area located around the church.

Owen's first priority when he came to Bibo County was naturally to inspect and express condolences to the refugees fleeing north.

Unexpectedly, the king would visit this ruined city in person, and the refugees were moved beyond words.

After all, in everyone's impression, the king has always been a being who is aloof and can only look up to him. It is absolutely impossible for him to interact with the people in person.

It is unheard of in history for a king to be so caring and kind to his people.

After understanding the situation of the refugees, Owen stopped by to meet with the border soldiers Kadir mentioned and asked how the Asian Alliance breached the Great Border Wall at that time.

"...That's it, we are completely defeated." The designated soldier representative explained the situation of the war to Owen truthfully.

"So it turns out that there is a serious shortage of troops stationed at the Great Border Wall. This gave the Asian Alliance an opportunity to gather forces and forcibly break through the Great Border Wall."

Owen nodded in understanding, and then pointedly pointed out: "In other words, the chaos in the South was caused by Trieste Wells."

The soldier representative said nothing. He did not dare to make casual remarks about the royal family.

Owen smiled slightly, knowing it well in his heart, so he stopped talking about it and changed the topic.

"Since even the object of allegiance has escaped, you might as well join the ranks of the People's Army and serve me from now on, how about it?"

As soon as these words came out, the more than ten border guards present were slightly surprised.

The soldier representative looked puzzled and asked, "But we didn't guard the Great Wall at the border. Shouldn't you punish us?"

"The main reason for the defeat is not your fault. You have tried your best, so I won't blame you."

Owen explained: "What's more, the fact that you did not go astray and choose to be robbers and bandits shows that you are of good character. For this reason alone, it is worthy of my continued use of you. What do you think? What is your answer?"

The border guards present looked at each other, and everyone knew exactly what choice they should make.

So they knelt down on one knee and said in unison: "I am willing to serve your Majesty."

In this way, those border guards enlisted honorably and became soldiers of the People's Army.

The related musketry training will be discussed later. The mission assigned to them by Owen is to protect the safety of the refugees, maintain order in the resettlement area, and avoid another incident of attacking the lizardmen.

With them stationed in Bibo County, Owen can lead his army with peace of mind.

Regarding the attack on the lizard man, Owen went to understand the situation and expressed condolences to the two people involved.

When giving a speech to the refugees, he also specifically emphasized that the lizard people here are companions, not enemies.

Of course, refugees cannot accept the demihuman race all at once, so they should take their time.

The next day, it was still dark outside, and the tribesmen sent by Lusha finally came back.

Upon hearing the news, Owen immediately climbed out of bed and called everyone over to hold an emergency meeting to listen to the scout's report.

After grasping the location of the bandit's den, everyone worked together to formulate a combat plan to encircle and suppress the bandits based on the known intelligence.

"Just follow this plan!"

After formulating the action plan, Owen immediately issued an order: "Gather the soldiers and set off immediately. We must deal with that group of bandits as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" Everyone took the order and retreated.
Chapter completed!