Chapter five hundred and twentieth eight bandits and news
Chapter 528: Bandit suppression and news
Claude thought that he had become accustomed to the barbaric behavior of people in this world after traveling here, but now he discovered what ignorance and true barbarism are...
"...Your Excellency, Marshal, after counting, we have found more than 1,300 items belonging to Machaline Town from this tribe. Many of the registered looted items still have blood stains on them. We
We even found public items that had been stolen from the town hall, and they were engraved with the nightingale pattern of Machalin Town. As for the people from Macalin Town who were taken away by the horse bandits, we also discovered their whereabouts.
but......"
Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes paused for a moment, feeling a little sentimental: "The women are still alive. The men in the tribe need to vent their animal desires on them and let them give birth to more children for the tribe. But the men, who are young and strong, are still alive."
There were a few alive, and they were treated as slaves. The older ones, as well as the old people who were captured, were all killed a few days before they came to the tribe, because the tribe needed to use their skulls to make drinking bowls.
..."
A few days ago, a small town called Machalin near the Likumada Hilly Area in the Kannas region was robbed by horse bandits. When the Thunder Legion troops who received the news arrived, the horse bandits had already left. The town of Machalin became
It was in ruins. Less than half of the town that originally had a population of more than 3,000 people survived. Including those killed by horse bandits, more than 400 people were missing. There is no doubt that they must have been kidnapped by horse bandits.
Claude was furious. This was unreasonable. This was simply a move on Tai Sui's head. He immediately dispatched capable personnel to investigate and spent more than half a month searching for traces. They quickly found this medium-sized tribe with a population of nearly 10,000.
.After a not very fierce battle, at the cost of three deaths and nearly a hundred wounded, a regiment of light cavalry captured the tribe's temporary camp.
When Claude got the list of the missing people in Machaline Town, that is, the abducted people, he felt a little strange. Why were there old men in their fifties and sixties on the list of missing people? Could it be that these horse bandits have lacked love since they were young?
Did they purposely snatch the old people back to support them as their father? Now after listening to the report from his adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes, I realized that the purpose of the horse bandits kidnapping these old people was to make a bowl with human heads...
"I remember that there were many merchants and vendors selling daily necessities in the Beibu Gulf area. This tribe could exchange wool, cattle and sheep for these copper and wooden bowls. The price is not expensive and the appearance is exquisite. Why do they want to
Doing such a cruel thing, using the skull of an old man to make a human head bowl?" A senior staff officer from the legion headquarters asked in confusion.
"I have interrogated some prisoners, and they replied that this is the tradition of the tribe." Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes replied: "The nomadic tribes on the Karnars Steppe have always believed that the older a person is, the wiser they will be, so they
They would kill the dying old people in the tribe and use their skulls to make bowls for drinking. They thought that if they did this, the wisdom of the old people would be poured into their stomachs along with the wine, making them become more and more mature.
He gets smarter and smarter until he completely inherits the wisdom of the old man.
It's just that there can't be so many old people waiting to be killed in their tribe, so these nomadic tribes on the grassland like to go to other tribes and other towns to rob the old people. Moreover, when making the head bowl, these old people need to be alive, they think
In this way, the pain when sawing open the old man's skull will condense all the wisdom of the old man's life on the skull..."
"It's a disgusting cruel and ignorant barbaric custom. Do they think that by doing this they don't need to learn knowledge and can gain the wisdom and insights of others without any effort? It's really disgusting!" Another stood next to him.
The senior combat staff officer angrily reprimanded.
"Actually, not all the nomadic tribes on the Karnas Prairie have such cruel traditional customs. For example, the Kermido tribe was the first to be civilized. They occupied the Beibu Gulf Commercial District, the Likumada Hills Mineral Resource Area and the Botanic Gardens.
The most basic primary education has been launched in the Malis Archduke Castle Agricultural Planting Area, and some semi-civilized grassland tribes who have already settled have abandoned these ignorant and ancient traditional customs...
Only the grassland tribes that have always retained their nomadic customs will insist on this disgusting traditional custom. They believe that the settled grassland tribes are rebels of the wolf god, and the grassland wolves should roam around, and only guard dogs will always stay.
A place. So they never regard these settled grassland tribes as their compatriots, but as enemies. They will attack when it is time to attack and will not be soft-hearted." Adjutant Mason Hughes, who had read a lot of information, explained.
Claude stood up, walked out of the tent, and smiled at the senior officers who were following him: "The chief of the Kemidou tribe, Jamiad Dorbagy.
He traveled half of the Farea continent with the caravan and gained more knowledge. After returning to the tribe and becoming the chief, he carried out vigorous reforms, making the Kemedo tribe the largest tribe in the Nasseri region.
At the same time, it took three generations of the Grand Dukes of Karrnath sixty years to civilize and cultivate the people of the Kemidor tribe into civilized people like us, no longer prairie barbarians. And we are now the new conquerors and conquerors of this area.
Occupiers, it’s just that we don’t have sixty years to educate and civilize these prairie barbarians, so we can only show respect and consideration for the traditional customs of these primitive people. Mason Hughes!”
"Your Excellency Marshal, I am here, please give me instructions!"
"It is said that when the nomadic tribes on the grassland went to war, after annexing the weaker tribes, they would kill all the old people and men above the wheel, and only take away the young women and children. Is there such a traditional custom?" Claude squinted his eyes.
He asked, looking at the temporary camp of the nomadic tribe on the grassland not far away. The battle there had ended. You could see the light cavalry of the Thunder Legion driving the prisoners together, and some people dismounted to touch up the dead enemy corpses on the ground...
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"Yes, Your Majesty Marshal. The nomadic tribes on the grassland all have this custom. They only capture people who are useful to them. The young women will give birth to children for them. When the children grow up, they will become loyal slave warriors of their tribe, because
They are smaller than the height of the wheel and will not remember the hatred of genocide. Children who are taller than the wheel will remember the genocide and the hatred of killing their father and taking their mother. Adopting them is tantamount to planting the seeds of rebellion for the future of the tribe, so they are still killed.
Clean..." Adjutant Mason Hughes quickly explained that these are recorded in the literature.
"Very well, as newcomers to this prairie, we must respect the traditional customs of these nomadic tribes. If the order is passed, the captives of this tribe will be dealt with according to their traditional customs. Men who are taller than the wheel will be beheaded, no matter what.
, shot, this will make us more civilized. As for the remaining young women and children, take them back to the victims in Machaline Town as compensation for their misfortunes..." Claude said coldly
issued cruel orders.
"Oh... Mr. Marshal, I..." Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes seemed to want to say something, but when he saw Claude's face, he suddenly came to his senses: "Yes!"
The atmosphere at the scene was a bit stiff. After all, Claude had just issued a cruel order, which was really unbelievable to these senior officers in the Dominion Military Region. Because Claude had always advocated treating prisoners well, during the colonial war,
Claude once said that it is the duty of a soldier to fight to the death in battle. But after the battle, as the victors, we should maintain a tolerant attitude towards the losers. They are only fulfilling their obligations as soldiers.
However, considering the large number of human head wine bowls made of skulls that were found in the camp as reported by Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes just now, the senior officers present also understood the reason why Claude gave this order. It is very simple.
Barbaric and ignorant, you have to be more ferocious and cruel than them in order to make these grassland nomadic tribes feel fear and fear. Otherwise, your tolerance will only be regarded as weakness by them, and they will never remember your magnanimity and will only
Treat you as an easy target to bully and cajole...
"I feel very strange why the grassland nomadic tribes came here and attacked Machaline Town. According to the survivors of Machaline Town, they have not been robbed by horse bandits for more than 30 years, so there is no problem at all.
Unprepared..." a senior staff officer asked doubtfully.
Claude turned his head: "I can answer this question. You will understand by looking at the map. The terrain of the Karnas Prairie is like a big green scar in the upper right corner on the map of the eastern part of the continent. It
The area is actually not much smaller than the Kingdom of Nasseri.
The reason why the Principality of Karrnath is a principality rather than a kingdom is because the Grand Duke of Karrnath only really controls the coastal zone and the narrow area in the upper right corner of the prairie. He does not control the depths and interior of the entire prairie.
In the interior and depths of the prairie, there are countless grassland nomadic tribes wandering. The Grand Duke of Karnas's deal with them is to organize caravans every year to trade with these grassland nomadic tribes and trade with them for various necessary daily necessities.
, and these grassland nomadic tribes promised not to attack the areas under the jurisdiction of the Grand Duke of Karrnath.
It's just that after the Grand Duke of Karrnath ran away, the agreement was invalidated. This is why tribes like this one came to this area. They thought that the Grand Duke of Karrnath had violated the promise of the deal, so they looted
The town of Macharine was retaliated against the High Lord of Karrnath.
It seems that we will have to strengthen the monitoring and defense around the areas under our jurisdiction in the future. I believe there will be more nomadic tribes like this coming out of the depths of the prairie and approaching us. If we don't educate them hard several times
, let these barbarians learn awe and lessons, then they will never put down the saber in their hands. Only if these prairie barbarians feel fear and heartache will they hold up a white flag and ask us for transactions and negotiations...
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"But Lord Marshal, the horse bandits we have to face are not just the nomadic tribes on the grassland. What is even more troublesome are the old tribes left by the Grand Duke of Karrnath. They hide among the people and attack our lone soldiers.
But we are unable to find these gangsters lurking in the shadows..." said another senior staff officer.
"Things have to be done one by one." Claude said: "That is another kind of battlefield, not suitable for us soldiers. Although compared to these grassland nomadic tribes, the bandits lurking in the shadows are more difficult to deal with.
, but it does not mean that we have no way. During this period, our Thunder Legion has been reorganizing its troops in the Beibu Gulf area and strengthening public security and traffic control. You see, the reports of attacks by small groups of horse bandits did not disappear all of a sudden.
?
The reason is actually very simple. First, because we have tightened traffic and security controls, the internal horse bandits cannot send out information. The peripheral horse bandits cannot get the information and can only continue to lurk. Second, these small groups of horse bandits are afraid of our current situation.
Our troops and horses are strong and we dare not carry out an attack. We ignore these small groups of horse bandits for the time being. The main reason is that they are targeting us garrison troops, not ordinary people. We can just wait for them to come to our door automatically and use them to train our troops...
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Another reason is that this is not our territory. If the progress in the royal capital goes smoothly and the area along the coast of Karnas becomes the territory of the nobles of the overseas autonomous regions, then the autonomous regions will invest in this area.
The region will implement overall planning and development. At that time, we will mobilize the patrol police department of the territory. They will be the main force in dealing with the horse bandit agents lurking among the people. With their cooperation, those small groups of horse bandits will not be able to escape.
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Talking about the ownership of the territory, I saw three fast horses galloping in the distance. When they got closer, a light cavalryman in the lead jumped off his horse, handed a small leather bag on his body to the guard who stopped in front of him, and went about his own business.
He led the horse and two companions to the stables of the rear camp. They needed to replenish horse feed and clean drinking water for the three horses that had traveled a long distance.
The guard holding the small leather bag checked the contents and walked towards Claude. Soon the small leather bag was placed in front of Claude. Inside were two sealed small silver tubes. Open them
Then came two falcon letters.
As soon as we mentioned the royal capital, the news from the royal capital arrived. It’s just that Claude is currently suppressing bandits on the grassland, which is three days away from Canpaste City in the Beibu Gulf. And the Falcon Eagle messengers in the royal capital are sent first.
It was sent to the Royal City of Polivisia in the Nasseri area, and then the falcon from the royal city delivered the letter to Canpaste City. Then Canpaste City sent someone to deliver the letter to Claude. The entire letter delivery
The process took about four to five days, which meant that the falcon message that Claude saw now happened four or five days ago.
However, the grassland nomadic tribe that committed the crime of looting and massacring Machaline Town has been tracked and annihilated, and it will be possible to finish the return journey in one day, so Claude also relaxed and read the falcon message that had just been sent.
.The first letter stated that the Prime Minister, Marquis Blancart, had learned about the demands of the Overseas Dominion Councilors, promoted military officers and honorary nobles of the Kingdom. Speaker Bennett handed over the distribution map of the hereditary family territories in the coastal areas of Karnars.
Mr. Prime Minister.
Claude looked at the date marked at the bottom of the letter. It was October 28, 601 in the Holy Light Calendar. Today is November 7. It is strange that this Falcon letter was delayed for four days before being delivered.
?However, after opening the second small silver tube and taking out the falcon inside to send the message, Claude understood that it was not the recipient who delayed the letter, but the sender who had waited until the king and the royal ministers had submitted their territorial claims for the overseas dominions.
The Falcon message sent after the reply is still connected to the first letter for the Falcon to transmit.
The second Falcon letter stated that King Frederic I and the royal ministers had finally agreed to the territorial claims of the overseas dominions after three days of closed-door discussions. The Beibu Gulf business district along the coast of Karnas region was transferred to Liku.
The Mada Hills Mineral Resource Area and the Beaumaris Archduke Castle Agricultural Planting Area, as well as part of the connected Karnas Prairie, are classified as the hereditary family territory of the nobles of the Overseas Dominion Kingdom, promoted officers and members of the Dominion Council.
It’s just that His Majesty the King said that this was a special case to commend the two legions of the Dominion Military Region for their great achievements in unifying the entire eastern region of Farea Continent for the Kingdom. However, in order to punish the members of the Dominion Parliament for disobeying the king’s order and acting on their own initiative
In order to divide hereditary family territories, His Majesty the King has decided to levy twice the land selection fee on these hereditary family territories in overseas autonomous territories...
Sir Bennett stated in this Falcon letter that he had decided to have a showdown with His Majesty the King at the Grand Council meeting on November 10 because His Majesty the King and the Royal Court refused to grant the overseas dominions the promotion fee and land selection fee.
Such preferential treatment and discounts were so great that the Dominion Councilors found after calculation that in order to acquire all the marked hereditary family territories in the Karnas region, the Overseas Dominion would need to pay nearly 100 million gold crowns as promotion fees and land selection fees.
No member of the Dominion is willing to bear such a large amount of territory fees. They said angrily that the so-called promotion fees and land selection fees are the kingdom’s blackmail and extortion of the overseas Dominions! Speaker Bennett decided that in November
At the court meeting held on the 10th, sixty large iron and wooden boxes filled with gold crowns were brought to the court meeting, so that the light of these 30 million golden crowns would shine in the eyes of all the noble officials attending the meeting...
...
Claude knew very well that this was probably a helpless decision made by Speaker Bennett because he felt that His Majesty the King and the royal ministers would not easily compromise on these two expenses. The real purpose was actually to gain reputation for the overseas autonomous territories.
, it means that we don’t have money, it’s just that your price is too outrageous. No one can afford such a price, so we don’t want any territory. We will show you the 30 million gold crowns we brought here, and we will take it soon.
Brought it back...
If the price difference is between ten million and twenty million gold crowns, then perhaps the thirty million gold crowns brought over can achieve the goal. But the difference of more than three times is indeed too outrageous, and even the Dominion cannot afford such a huge sum of money.
It seems that this hereditary family territory is in vain. If you want to get the coastal area of Kannas, it is better to directly fall out with the kingdom. Anyway, with the current military strength of the kingdom, it does not dare to directly fall out with the overseas autonomous territories.
, fight another civil war...
The only problem is that both the soldiers and the people of the overseas autonomous territories regard themselves as members of the Kingdom of Orvelas. No one would be willing to turn against the kingdom and start a civil war, and there may even be soldiers ambushing them in the dark.
Looking for an opportunity to shoot myself, a traitor...