After discovering that the situation was unfavorable, Earl Martha retreated very simply.
Even Jia Siwei didn't expect that Earl Martha would disperse with his people and leave. However, in any case, the battle ended in failure and a lot of troops were lost.
Locally, Earl Martha's reputation began to have some problems. But Jia Siwei's reputation was even more problematic. People said that Jia Siwei refused to save anyone and did not come to help during the national war.
Even if Jia Siwei had a war order issued by the royal family, no one would listen to this explanation.
The reason is very simple, because Jia Siwei's military strength is too strong, at least at this stage. On the surface, as long as Jia Siwei is willing to help, this battle can be easily won, and Jia Siwei himself
Nothing will be lost.
As for the future, how many people can we see in the long-term future?
Those civilians couldn't see so far away. They could only see what was in front of them, and they could only see themselves being affected by the disaster.
"Lord, why don't we clarify this? This bad reputation has a big impact on us."
Jia Siwei waved his hand: "No, clarifying this kind of thing is meaningless at all. When the war breaks out, as long as we can stay here, it will explain everything."
Jia Siwei is very clear about those people. Whether they are civilians or nobles, they will only hate people or actions that harm their own interests. As for what will happen in the future, they don't care.
As long as their own interests are not harmed, they will not take it seriously no matter how big the losses are.
The kind of people who are willing to help others after they are harmed and still remember the other person's benefits will only appear in film and television works. The real reality is that when a benefactor suffers, there are very few people who are willing to come out and say a nice word.
Besides, most of the people in this place are not even their own compatriots, so why should they consider other people?
Seeing that Jia Siwei's mind was made up, the others said nothing.
In this way, everyone was strictly guarding and did not care about any news from the outside. However, Jia Siwei's reputation was not completely ruined by doing this. At least the people within the territory still regarded Jia Siwei's decision.
Very much agree.
If you have the power to protect your own territory, why should you care about others?
Earl Martha's Northern War was the first shot in the all-out war.
When the results of the war here were publicized, the people in the Blue Sand Kingdom had high morale and took the initiative to ask for a fight. For them, this was an honor and they could also get benefits.
But this is obviously not the case in the Crescent Kingdom. The people of the Crescent Kingdom are filled with indignation because the propaganda here is that the Blue Sand Kingdom has launched an undeclared war and proactively attacked Count Martha.
One of the evidences is that even Jia Siwei, who was so close, didn't react.
Yes, publicity nearby and publicity further afield are completely different things, but they both serve themselves.
As a result, the morale of the Crescent Kingdom began to rise, because the other party was a villain and he was a righteous man. The result was that an all-out war broke out between the two sides immediately.
The place where Jia Siwei is is like a nail, always standing firm in the torrent.
Although the people of the Crescent Kingdom look down upon this place, they even have some hatred for it.
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But in the eyes of the Blue Sand Kingdom, this is like a thorn in the flesh. From time to time, people from the northern army quietly come over to attack, and they use various methods.
There are those who attack the city from the front, there are a few who use magic attacks, there are also those who use long-range attacks, there are aerial teams, there are even those who want to cooperate inside and outside, and those who want to dig passages, there are many different methods.
However, under the protection of the huge puppet army in Jia Siwei's hands, it was still firmly defended.
"These damn bastards, why do they have to come to this place when there are better ones to fight?"
The war during this period made the people who defended the city a little angry.
"Hmph, if it weren't for the fact that the puppets are not fast enough, I would really like to take the initiative. By the way, why don't we use our air puppets and let them see our strength."
Although air power was used during this period, it was not used much. Most of the time it was used for deterrence.
"How can you use it casually? The war has not completely broken out yet. If it is all used and consumed, what will happen in the future?" Jia Siwei was still very calm and was not fooled by the victory in front of him.
In other words, because after learning some more high-end and specific data from Fang Jie, Jia Siwei has always been extremely wary of this war and does not dare to take it lightly at all.
"Okay, don't worry about these things, just take good defense. In addition, all the gifts for those people are ready."
"It's ready, it's still the same weight as before."
Jia Siwei nodded, this is the most important thing. The nobles of the Crescent Kingdom may think that Jia Siwei wants to have a good relationship with them, so they keep coming to give them gifts.
But for Jia Siwei, this is the best way to gather information.
After all, without these gifts, there is some information that they should clearly tell themselves, but they will not tell it easily.
It was easier to talk with gifts. As for those nobles who were worried about changing territories, asking the kingdom to send troops to help, or getting some position in the army, Jia Siwei didn't think about it at all.
Those people seemed to be very prosperous, but when the war broke out, that was not the case.
At that time, whether you can survive or not is a question. Because this time, even the gold-level combat power is not rare on the battlefield. Some big nobles already have some understanding.
But when they are in their position, it is basically impossible to avoid participating in the war.
Jia Siwei looked outside, feeling a little anxious. Because of the continuous fighting during this period, even if it was just defense, the losses of his puppet army would be very heavy.
Without replenishment, your own military strength will become weaker and weaker if this continues.
Once this weak state is seen by others, the consequences will be serious.
However, in order not to arouse the vigilance of those above, Fang Jie could not prepare gold-level combat effectiveness for Jia Siwei. This level of combat effectiveness has completely exceeded the scope of conventional combat effectiveness.
As time passed by, Jia Siwei's military strength became increasingly stretched. If it hadn't been for Red Scorpion to repair it, the military strength might really be insufficient now.