Hearing this sudden sound, Kerr was startled and immediately followed the sound.
I saw a young man with a gentle face, and at some point, he appeared behind him.
Beside the young man, there were two men and three women standing, while the soldiers around Kerr seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move at all. Only pairs of frightened eyes were left, still moving.
The visitors were none other than Lei Xiao, Huzhang, Gracilaria, Ariel, Ye Cang and Jin Wen, who had just taken off their invisibility cloaks.
When Lei Xiao left Kongqing Town, the 30,000 new noble soldiers who besieged the city had been completely defeated, most of them were wiped out, and a small number were all captured.
Currently, the Kongqing Town garrison led by Lin and Guanzhong, the Magnet Town garrison led by Ned and Nate, and the Mailan Town garrison led by Xuan Yue and Bai Guo are cleaning up the surrounding battlefields and dealing with post-war matters.
The Luolong City troops led by Benson and the Goblin troops led by Hongshi marched westward and continued to attack the new nobles' sphere of influence.
Another fifth-level powerhouse, Hong Ye, as well as Lian, Chaoyan, Lina, Nanxing and other fourth-level main powerhouses, under the arrangement of Lei Xiao, were stationed in Kongqing Town and the territory in the forest.
Act together.
There are two main reasons why Lei Xiao arranged this.
Firstly, after this series of battles, the main powerhouses have been exhausted too much, and they must regain their strength as soon as possible to prepare for emergencies.
Secondly, the territory and Kongqing Town had just experienced a big war and had not yet completely stabilized. With these strong men in charge, even if an emergency occurred, Lei Xiao would be able to deal with it in time.
As for why Lei Xiao led some of the main powerhouses to Velen City, he had only one goal, and that was to capture the city without any bloodshed.
You must know that the traditional noble power in this area is huge, with a total of 12 major cities, and their distribution range is far away.
As for the soldiers under Lei Xiao's command, even though they are brave and skilled in fighting and well-equipped, their numbers are relatively limited and they cannot bloom at the same time and quickly control all areas.
Moreover, attacking them one by one would be a waste of time and would cause considerable new battle losses.
The most important thing is that Lei Xiao clearly understands.
When the opponent's main force has been annihilated, you must not give the opponent's remaining troops any chance to breathe. You must control the entire area in one go, so that you won't have long nights and dreams.
Therefore, in addition to a frontal attack, finding another way has become the most urgent thing at the moment.
Among them, subduing the enemy's troops without fighting, converting the opponent's wavering power into our own, so as to defeat the enemy and become stronger has become Lei Xiao's best choice.
After all, Lei Xiao's purpose is to completely eradicate the hostile nobles entrenched in this land, establish a new order, and quickly convert them into our own combat power and resources. It is not to blindly destroy everything.
If you want to capture Velen City without any bloodshed, the commander of Velen City left in front of you, the captain of the garrison, Kerr, is the best key to achieve this goal.
When Ye Cang first interrogated Birdwin, Lei Xiao had already learned about Kerr and learned that Birdwin had imprisoned his family before leaving.
Therefore, just like what Lei Xiao said just now, before coming to look for Kerr, Lei Xiao had already rescued Kerr's family and moved them all to a safe place in the city.
Looking at Kerr's dumbfounded look, Lei Xiao smiled lightly and briefly described the process of rescuing his family from the City Lord's Mansion.
"So, are all my family members really saved?"
After listening to Lei Xiao's words, Kerr looked overjoyed and couldn't help but thank Lei Xiao.
After a while, Kerr finally came to his senses and said cautiously: "Excuse me, who are you?"
"It's normal that you don't recognize my appearance yet, but you should be very familiar with her appearance, right?"
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and nodded to Ariel, who had been standing quietly behind him. The latter understood and then took off the black hood that concealed his identity.
In an instant, a head of thick slightly curly black hair poured down like a waterfall, and on the fair and graceful face, a small golden crown shone brightly.
"Your Highness...Princess?!"
Seeing the noble face that often appeared in magic portraits, Kerr was astonished and at the same time, he couldn't help but kneel down and say: "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving the villain's family from the devil's cave!"
At this time, Kerr was filled with surprises and couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
Before leaving, Baldwin imprisoned his family specifically to protect himself. Moreover, even in normal times, the actions of himself and his family would be closely monitored.
And the extremely noble Princess actually rescued her family personally regardless of her own safety. Such a comparison is undoubtedly a judgment call.
You know, I am just an insignificant little person, so what virtue and ability can I have to trouble Her Highness the Princess to be so powerful?
"Captain Kerr, there is no need to be polite. I already know that you are not colluding with Baldwin."
Ariel smiled and nodded, approvingly: "Although you are weak, you are still really protecting my people, so this is what you deserve. You protected my people, and I protected them."
Your family, this is no big deal."
After a pause, Ariel pointed to Lei Xiao next to her and said, "Of course, my guest was aware of all this and was able to save your family in time."
"So you are the famous guest?"
After hearing Ariel's words, Kerr quickly knelt down in front of Lei Xiao and said with tears of gratitude: "My lord, guest, you are so kind, I will never forget it!"
"Captain Kerr, there is no need to be polite."
Lei Xiao smiled lightly and said with gentle eyes: "You have been living under such high pressure, but you still never forget your original intention. It is worth learning from each of us, and I just did what I should do, so what?
Something worthy of praise?"
"Your Excellency, Keqing, thinks too highly of the villain. The villain is just an insignificant person. How can there be such a big shot as Mr. Keqing, who is worth learning from?"
I saw that Kerr was already so excited that he couldn't help himself, and he lowered his head deeply.
At this time, Kerr was once again filled with emotions.
Perhaps, this is the caliber and demeanor that a true leader should have, right? How lucky it would be to be able to serve under such a master?
"Okay, let's get back to business. The defeat of the traditional nobles in this area has been decided, and my soldiers will be approaching the city soon. I believe you have also received the news, right?"
Just when Kerr was agitated, Ariel looked solemn and continued: "The most important reason why we came here is that we don't want to see Velen City end up like those stubborn cities.
When I say this, you should understand the fate of dying together, right?"
"Her Royal Highness the Princess and your lord Keqing are so kind to me, personally saving the life of this little person and putting him in danger. How can I repay this kindness with hatred?"
Kerr did not hesitate, and then said seriously: "The garrison brigade stationed here under the villain is willing to swear allegiance to Her Royal Highness the Princess and the guest! And the other three reserve brigades in the city are currently under the command of the villain, and they will never
Your Highness the Princess Disobedience and Your Majesty the Guest! I will open the city gate now and prepare to welcome Your Highness the Princess’s soldiers into the city!”
"Very good, let's do it."
Lei Xiao took over the conversation again, and then nodded to Jiang Li beside him.
After receiving Lei Xiao's instructions, Jiang Li waved his hand, and the immobile soldiers around him returned to normal.
This is the space confinement technique that Jiang Li, a space mage, is good at. As long as Jiang Li is willing, all low-level targets within a few hundred meters of herself will be unable to move.
After being able to move freely again, the surrounding soldiers also knelt on the ground and swore their loyalty.
After that, Lei Xiao didn't waste any effort to convert Kerr, a third-level five-star sword fighter, into his direct subordinate.
[Skill 2: Lightning Continuous Slash "Active" (Physical Single Target Attack)]
[Skill Three: One-Handed Sword Mastery "Passive" (When using a one-handed sword, the damage will be moderately increased)]
After receiving Kerr's allegiance, Lei Xiao learned about it after some inquiries.
When Birdwin, who was eager to perform meritorious service, took away all his confidants and capable officers, he left only a small number of personal guards to garrison the city lord's palace, and the defense line outside the city was completely handed over to Kerr.
In addition, except for some members of the Birdwin family, most of the other officials in the city were retained.
"Kerr, the task of capturing the remnants of Baldwin is all handed over to you. You must not let go of any of these worms."
In a hidden room, Lei Xiao casually gave Kerr a set of fourth-level equipment and a storage ring, and then ordered: "As for the officials in the city, except for Baldwin's retainers and those closely related,
Except for this, all others have been reinstated in the name of princess, and the new city lord I appointed is already on the way."
The reason why Lei Xiao did not replace all officials was to stabilize the entire city as soon as possible, and at the same time to establish prestige among this part of the management and win over people's hearts.
After all, after taking control of so many new realms at once, Lei Xiao, who had just arrived, did not yet have such a strong talent reserve.
As for many other matters, including the subsequent selection and deployment of city managers, as well as the elimination of some insignificant remnants of the previous city lord, it can be left to the new city lord to take full responsibility. Lei Xiao naturally cannot focus all his energy on every town.
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"As for the candidate for the new city lord of Velen City, I have already thought about it. That is Xuan Yue's old city lord father Mu En."
"At that time, although Munn was almost killed by a surprise attack by several rebellious elders, I appeared in time and treated him. After this period of time, his body has almost recovered with the use of healing potions.
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"As far as I know, as a neutral noble, Munn has always had a good reputation. The town of Mailan under his rule is also prosperous and he can live and work in peace and contentment. He is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. After all, one of the main industries of Velen City is
One, it’s all about agriculture like Mailan Town.”
Lei Xiao thought this while nodding thoughtfully.
Not long after, a well-formed cavalry unit entered the gate of Velen City.
This was the Mailan Town Cavalry Brigade led by Xuan Yue's old city lord father Munn and Mailan Town Cavalry Commander Bran under the orders of Lei Xiao.
When Xuan Yue and Bai Guo led their troops to assist Kongqing Town, Lei Xiao deliberately kept this very mobile light cavalry unit for this very purpose.
"Although this is only a cavalry brigade of a thousand people, Kerr has become my direct subordinate, and with the two third-level powerhouses Munn and Mailan sitting in charge, it is enough to stabilize the city quickly.
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"See Lord Lord!"
It didn't take long for Munn and Bran, both in armor, to kneel down in front of Lei Xiao.
"Long time no see, Old City Lord. How is your injury?"
Lei Xiao asked the two of them with a smile while motioning for them to stand up.
"Back to my lord, I've recovered almost completely. There's nothing serious."
Moon's resolute face showed a mixture of gratitude and excitement, and he responded quickly.
At this moment, Moon couldn't help but have thousands of thoughts in his heart.
At that time, if the lord had not appeared, he and Xuan Yue would have been brutally murdered, and Mailan Town would have been merged into the camp of the traditional nobles.
By that time, the situation of the free farmers who had been living and working in peace and contentment was naturally self-evident.
It was precisely with the Lord's timely treatment and subsequent supply of magic potions that he was able to turn the danger into danger and recover so quickly.
And now, the lord has actually entrusted such an important city to his management. What an honor and honor this is. It has undoubtedly brought glory to himself and his family like never before!
Taken together, these three great kindnesses cannot be fully repaid even if I am devastated!
What Munn didn't expect even more was that the lord actually defeated the 150,000 troops of the traditional aristocratic forces and the new aristocratic forces combined. It was simply unbelievable!
Being able to serve under this big man will undoubtedly witness the coming of a new era!
With great excitement in his heart, Munn stroked his chest and saluted: "Your Majesty, in addition to the cavalry brigade, I have also brought a group of capable officials from Mailan Town to assist in management, so please rest assured, Lord
, my subordinates will definitely restore Velen City to normal operations in the shortest possible time!”
"Very good, then I'll leave this place to you."
Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction. First, he also gave Munn and Bran a set of fourth-level equipment and a storage ring, and then introduced Kerr, who was standing by, to the two of them.
When the three of them became familiar with each other, Lei Xiao did not stay any longer, but led all the powerful men to leave Velen City.
As soon as Lei Xiao reached the outskirts of Velen City, two new battle reports came through his words.
First, after wiping out the rear legions and remnants of the traditional nobles, Bert and Buren had continued southward and captured the town of Zem.
Secondly, after Jubai captured the Fortress of Roaming, he used the power of thunder to capture the Rock City, another important town of the traditional nobles next door.
At this point, following Songluo City, Staying Castle, Pentium City, and Velen City, two more traditional noble cities have been included in Lei Xiao's territory of power.
"Have more than half of the twelve cities of the traditional nobles been captured? Then it's time to take care of the sphere of influence of the new nobles."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao smiled faintly, and then disappeared in an instant under the influence of Jiang Li's teleportation magic.