Bloodclaw is a smart man, and Gavin understood it after giving a little hint.
These fifty kilometers were swept through a bloody process.
Regardless of whether it is a goblin den, a kobold cave, a bandit camp, an orc camp, or a hobgoblin tribe, they are all treated in one go, but the methods are not so cruel. As long as they are willing to be coerced, Bloodclaw will not kill without restraint.
Only those human gathering points and the caravans on the high road did not dare to move - this was Gavin's repeated warnings. The consequences of moving them would be serious and might attract Cormyr's war mages and the Purple Dragon Legion.
The Blood Claws also used the same tactics as the Black Death, driving out the captured monster tribes as vassal troops. They did all the work of charging into the battle. They only benefited from the back, and absorbed the strong ones by the way.
By the time they arrived at the location designated by Gavin, Bloodclaw had overfulfilled its mission.
The entire army was not only almost integrated, but its number also increased to more than 3,000.
However, not all of them were strong and strong; more than a thousand of them were women, children, old and weak of various races.
Except for the nearly two hundred kobolds who were singled out by Gavin and sent to Eagle Cliff Town, he threw the rest to Blood Claw.
What he wants to build is a military town, not a military camp. These non-combatants are also needed. At least with them, the soldiers can be freed from chores such as washing and cooking, and some tasks such as gathering, hunting, and farming.
Tasks can also be assigned to them.
The food collected was enough to feed these three thousand people for three full months.
In order to avoid waste, some of the uneatable meat was transported to Yingya Town overnight.
It is now late spring and early summer, with lush vegetation and abundant prey. The lives of each tribe are relatively easy, and they have more or less surplus food, all of which has been looted by the Blood Claws.
Gavin and Bloodclaw stood side by side on the top of the slope, pointing down and saying: "General Bloodclaw, look at the place I chose for you."
Blood Claw looked around, with a serious and almost stern face, he squeezed out a smile and said: "In front of the main road, it is easy to attack, and with the deep valley and river in the back, there is a strategic and deep space. It is typically easy to defend but difficult to attack. Give it to me
In three months, I will build this place into a military fortress. Every caravan passing by on the high road must act according to our expressions. If they don't leave enough goods, they can't even think of passing by here."
Gavin was still smiling at the beginning, but when he heard the end, he froze and shook his head repeatedly: "General Bloodclaw, I didn't choose your camp here for you to rob. On the contrary, I chose this place for you to rob.
What you are guarding is to ensure the safety of the surrounding trade routes, especially the high roads, and prevent any robberies from occurring.
From today on, I hope that you and your army will change your thinking. You will no longer be a war group, no longer living by looting, but a people with territory and belonging. Your words and deeds will represent me.
, represents the entire Dragon Oak Territory. In a few days, I will send you a few deputies, and they will tell you what you should do and what you should not do."
Gavin decided to assign a mature and stable supervisor to the Blood Claws, not for their loyalty, but to regulate their behavior.
Their origin determines that they have no moral bottom line, and they have no psychological burden when they engage in those illegal and evil deeds.
Blood Claw's eyes flickered, nodded and said: "Even if the lord doesn't do this, I will take the initiative to ask you to do so. After all, we are used to being wild outside, and we can't distinguish the importance of some things. Once done, we will not be able to do it."
If you do what you should do to the lord and cause trouble to the territory, it would not be beautiful."
"Those three hundred kobolds will stay here for some time to come to help you build a military town. Although they are small in size, they are definitely good at digging holes." Gavin pointed down.
, said the busy kobolds.
While waiting for the arrival of Bloodclaw and the others, Gavin was not idle during the ten days. He transferred 300 kobolds from Eagle Cliff Town to start laying out the foundation and planning the construction in advance. The outline has now begun to take shape.
"This requires no introduction from the Lord. Our entire Bloodclaw tribe is deeply aware of this." Bloodclaw replied with a smile.
Gavin smiled and patted his forehead and said: "Forget, forget, forget that your former neighbors were the Trap Tribe. Even among the kobolds, their ability to dig holes is one of the best, so I won't waste any more money.
Now that I’m done with my words, I’ll introduce you to a colleague, Goss, Goss…”
After hearing the news, Goss immediately dropped his work, ran over, nodded and bowed and said: "Lord, please call me."
Now Goss is obviously taller and stronger than before.
After all, his talent was limited. Even after taking the dragon blood potion, he could not open the dragon blood template. He only awakened the advanced dragon vein kobold. His only spell-like ability was relatively stronger, which was the second-level soft stone technique.
If nothing else happens, this is probably the limit of his life.
Goss was quite satisfied with this. After all, he had surpassed most of the kobolds. As long as he was not left too far behind by the large army, it would be fine.
The reason why I am able to sit in my current position does not rely on my intelligence or ability, but on my loyalty.
I believe that as long as I maintain this, I will always have a place among the leaders of the Dragon Oak Territory, no matter how high or low I am.
"This is Director Goss. He will be responsible for leading these kobolds. If the general has anything to do, you can communicate with him directly. If you cannot reach a consensus, wait until I come over and solve it together."
"This is General Bloodclaw. He will be the supreme leader of this place. He will coordinate everything here, including the construction of the military town. Director Goss, you must cooperate with the general's work."
Gavin introduced two new and old subordinates to each other.
The two stood together, forming a sharp contrast.
One was just over one meter tall, with his head bowed and his face full of flattery.
One is two meters tall, has a straight back, and speaks and smiles informally.
The two eyes are facing each other, no matter how you look at them, they don't look very pleasing to the eye.
However, due to Gavin's reputation, the two had to shake hands awkwardly and formed a temporary cooperation team.
"Okay, go ahead and do your work." Gavin waved his hand and drove Goss away, then continued, "I'm going to name this army Blood Claw, and this place is Blood Claw Town. I don't know what the general can do.
Have an opinion?"
On Xue Claw's face, there was surprise that could not be concealed as he said: "This is my greatest honor."
Being able to name an army and a town after oneself is undoubtedly the greatest recognition for oneself.
"You are worthy of this honor, and I hope you will not live up to this name." Gavin knew very well that this kind of iron-blooded soldier attaches great importance to reputation. When his name is tied to this army, he will definitely fight for it.
Do everything you can to maintain this army. "How is the statistical work of the Blood Claw Army completed?"
"It's all completed." Speaking of the specific situation of the army, Bloodclaw opened his mouth. "Currently, there are more than 1,400 hobgoblin soldiers, 320 of which are wolf cavalry, and the rest are infantry and orcs.
There are more than four hundred people, thirty-eight bugbears, and more than one thousand three hundred women and children of all races are sick and weak."
"Where are the warriors who have activated the professional template?"
"Two hundred and thirty-four in total."
"What about the armor rate and weapon status?"
"The armor wearing rate is less than 20%, and the iron weapon possession rate is less than 30%."
The Blood Claw Army seems to be powerful now, but in fact, its combat effectiveness is not as strong as imagined.
That is to say, to deal with those weak monster groups, really pull them out, let alone fight in the field with the regular army.
Even if we go head-to-head with a few purple dragon patrols, we won't get a good deal.
At low levels, weapons and equipment are very expensive.
With good weapons and equipment in hand, even non-combatants can defeat low-level combatants.
If there are magic weapons and magic equipment.
Well, just think about it.
Even if there is a regular army supported by a country, the popularity of magic equipment is not high.
Like the Yalings of Chunya Castle, they are special cases. Their heritage has been accumulated over countless years.
Their eladrin armor production rate is extremely low, they can't produce a few pieces a year, and they don't even have enough for themselves, let alone support Gavin.
"We don't need to maintain so many troops now. We should focus on quality rather than quantity. We should gather all the weapons and armors, retain the wolf cavalry and the same number of infantry, and evenly distribute the combat warriors as captains among them.
The rest maintain the basic training of the militia and focus all their energy on building Blood Claw Town. After I find a way to obtain enough weapons and equipment, I will select the best among them and add them to the regular army." Gavin.
Based on the situation in Dragon Oak Territory and surrounding areas, strategic adjustments and deployments were made.
"As ordered." Bloodclaw knew very well that Gavin's arrangement was very reasonable.
It can not only ensure the combat effectiveness of the Blood Claw Army to the greatest extent, but also have enough power to shock the surroundings.
Under normal circumstances, maintaining more than three hundred hobgoblin wolf cavalry is enough.
The extra 300 infantrymen were mainly prepared for defense.
After the general direction is set, the remaining small details are easy to explain. They cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. They need to be discovered in practice.
Although Gavin delegated power to Blood Claw regarding the army rectification work, it does not mean that he did not participate in it at all.
Military power is the most important thing in a territory.
It was impossible for Gavin to hand him over to outsiders, let alone rely solely on a true god's blood oath.
Establish power, establish prestige, and establish trust.
As long as these three are established, this army will be firmly in hand.
When it comes to establishing power, Gavin has an inherent advantage here. True God Blood Oath has helped him solve this problem perfectly. There is no doubt about his ownership of this army.
To be trustworthy means to have rewards and punishments. This is a long-term work. As long as you integrate it into your daily words and deeds, you can do it naturally.
Establishing prestige is the most difficult thing to grasp, because people's hearts are the hardest to measure, and no one knows how much prestige you have in the other person's heart.
But one thing must be done, and that is to look familiar. At the very least, everyone must know you and know your existence.
Therefore, in the next period of time, whenever Gavin had free time, he would run to Bloodclaw Town.
It's not possible to live and eat together, but training together is no problem. Anyway, Gavin maintains a lot of training every day. No matter where he trains, it's training.
Every day, Gavin does not ride a dragon from Eagle Cliff Town, but rushes in wearing battle armor.
The seven-kilometer mountain road only takes fifteen or six minutes.
The intensity of Gavin's training every day is a bit frowned upon even by Blood Claw, who is also a training madman.
Only those who were in combat positions could barely keep up, while many of those who were in non-combat positions were lying exhausted on the road.
Practical training is also indispensable.
At first, the soldiers of the Blood Claw Army were somewhat unable to let go.
But when they discovered that even if Bloodclaw were to take action in person, it would be difficult to harm Gavin at all, they stopped being polite and would often attack him in groups of three or five.
So far, at most, eight people were dispatched for a sneak attack, including two bugbears, but they were beaten back.
Although it relies on the strong protection of the battle armor, the combat skills and bravery in battle are real.
Dealing with these rough soldiers and subduing them is the simplest, roughest, and fastest way to build a relationship.