At the beginning, Starbuck wanted to use airs to cut off the trade channel between the Eternal Night Army and Lord Manyu, the military leader and nobles. As a threat, he wanted the Eternal Night Army to surrender and actively beg them to conduct business. When the time comes,
, it’s not up to them to make it flat or round.
The results can be imagined.
The Eternal Night Army did not care about them at all. The mountain pass was blocked and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
As time passed, Starbuck couldn't hold himself any longer.
With Philip, the first heir of the Phelan family, the Lancelot royal family, and Patram, the second heir, colluding with the Holy Ether Church, the pressure on the slave rebellion doubled.
Although the Lancelot royal family did not mobilize troops, they continued to deliver a large amount of material resources to Philip. The wealth of the Asia Minor plain was famous all over the world. The Lancelot royal family, which occupied most of the Asia Minor plain, was also famous for its wealth.
Especially in the past two years, after the Iron Princess Sophie Lina took part of the wealth from the hands of the Holy Ether Church, it is said that the mice in the granary are as fat as cats.
Money and food were Philip's biggest shortcomings. After making up for it, it naturally snowballed and grew stronger. A large number of Manyu military leaders and nobles began to move closer to him, turning a deaf ear to the orders of the new Grand Duke Patram, the Manyu military leaders.
It's not that Philip is the rightful heir to the Manyu Army. Such nonsense can only fool the new nobles, but that he holds the first elite legion of the Manyu Army in his hands - the Golden Camel Heavy Cavalry.
Compared to Patreme, who adopted a retreating tactic, Philip advocated attack more. The golden camels and heavy cavalry frequently attacked. Those small groups of slave rebels were not their opponents at all. They killed them with rivers of blood and fled in embarrassment.
One hundred kilometers.
If they can seek protection from him, those nobles will naturally move closer to him. In this chaotic situation, survival always comes first.
Compared to Lancelot's more euphemistic approach, the Saint Ether Church was more direct. The cardinal Archbishop Saint George who came to baptize Patram directly brought a group of Holy See Knights. No, the Holy See Knights Legion was more suitable.
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There are tens of thousands of various Holy See knights and fanatical believers, plus their followers, and their composition is very complex.
There are also papal guards brought by St. George from St. Andrew's, the Holy Land of the Holy See.
There were also devout papal knights who heard the news along the way and joined in the name of Saint George, the guardian of the living saint.
There are also fanatical believers who were enlightened by Saint George along the way and became passionate and desperate.
In addition, there are also a large number of unbelievers following them. Most of them have a certain degree of confidence in their own force and are somewhat unsatisfactory in the local area. They have long heard about the chaos led by Man Yu's army and want to join in to get a piece of it.
Geng was limited by his own strength and could not go alone. Now that he heard that Saint George was going there, he naturally took his belongings with him and actively participated.
St. George did not refuse anyone who came, thinking that this was a great opportunity to increase his power.
By the time it arrived at the leader of Manyu's army, it had reached this scale.
Regarding this situation, Patram was not surprised but overjoyed. Not long ago, he had a complete falling out with Angie Beina due to his attitude towards the Holy See of Saint Ether.
Angie Beina took General Christopher and withdrew from Faerun City, retreated to General Christopher's territory, declared neutrality, and officially announced the establishment of the Red Cross Hospital Knights, with the mission of rescuing the wounded and eliminating war, and began to travel around to promote her
Peace concept.
Perhaps it is because the turmoil of the military leader Manyu in recent years has been too great, or perhaps her new concept has won the recognition of some people, and a large number of people have joined it, not only those low-level citizens and farmers, but also some
The small nobles, knights and farmers were also severely harmed by the war. They wanted to end the war as soon as possible and return to the stable life they had before, although they were not wealthy.
At this time, Patram was alone and weak. He was worried all day long, lest Philip lead his cavalry and rush in front of him like a flood. He was also afraid that the help from the Holy Ether Church would not be enough, and he would not have the energy to consider the guests.
What is the principle behind the great oppression of the Lord?
Even if I know, I don't care.
Although the Saint Ether Holy See has been extending its hands to secular power, it always has to take into account the reactions of other lords and nobles. Therefore, even if it does it, it must be very subtle to prevent others from grasping its handle.
He wanted to control the Manyu military leader, and he did so by evading Patram.
Patram has long been accustomed to this. Many people used to seek refuge with him, not because of his ability, but because they wanted to take advantage of his identity.
This is true for Conrad, and the same is true for Angie Beina.
The grass on the former's grave has grown one foot high, while the latter led her followers far away from the center of power.
And he, Patram, leads to the pinnacle of power step by step.
Now it is just a new Holy Ether Church. If Patram dared to do this in the Asia Minor Plains, the core of their power, he would definitely sell himself out, but here is the Manyu military leader who is extremely turbulent and chaotic.
Even if the Holy Ether Church is a powerful dragon, it has to rely on this local snake to make trouble.
Once people are overconfident, the results are usually not particularly good.
Patram was obviously overconfident.
St. George, who is known as a living saint in the Holy Ether Church, is known as a genius who has not been born in the Holy Ether Church for thousands of years. He is the reincarnation of a saint and the most powerful contender for the next pope. He is not a powerful dragon crossing the river, but an ancient dragon king.
St. George did not hide his strength from the beginning and had extraordinary eloquence.
His tongue is like a lotus, his every word is like a pearl, he is eloquent, and his eloquence is like a river.
These adjectives are very suitable for him, and he never talks in vain. He is very good at catching people's desires and using words to amplify them, thus creating a sense of identification with his views.
After two public speeches and sermons, most of Patram's followers became his believers, including Patram himself.
Because Saint George not only completed the baptism of Patram, but also adopted him as his godson, opening up a wider world for him - the Manyu Army was only a corner of the Ashan Continent and the Byron Alliance.
If he can really integrate into the big family of the Holy Ether Church, Patram's achievements will be far from being as simple as becoming a military leader.
And St. George will be Patlem's best guide.
In other words, it is no longer Patram but St. George who is the dominant force of the Patram Group.
Unlike Patram, who is conservative, St. George has a high status, ambition, and strength in his youth. He is more aggressive. He hates any form of rebellion and considers them to be destroyers of the flock. He can only convert to the Holy See and believe in the God of Truth.
, is the right way out.
Although there was no correspondence between St. George and Philip, they reached a consensus on this point, and the military layout began to consciously shift towards the slave rebel army.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it won't take long for Manyu's military leader to have a major battle, and the slave rebel army will be the first target.
The pressure on the slave rebel army naturally doubled and they tried every means to expand their strength.
However, their origins destined them to be the target of public criticism. They were the natural enemies of all the lords and nobles. No one would dare to trade with them at all costs, not to mention that all those who could be robbed by them had already been plundered.
There is always a limit to the harvest from plundering. When there are no objects for them to plunder around, they can only rely on self-reliance and trade.
However, their ability to rely on their own efforts is indeed something to be admired.
Their main components were slave gladiators and the lowest serfs.
Needless to say, the former can basically do nothing except killing.
It is difficult to say that the latter have any skills at all. After all, they used to be engaged in the most arduous and repetitive labor, and many of them would no longer be able to work without being driven away by the slave owners' whips.
They didn't pay attention to recruiting those craftsmen at first. They didn't think about it until the end of the day. The effect can be imagined. Many people have been harmed. Even if they are forced to join them, they will not work sincerely.
Without time accumulation, they would not be able to complete the transformation from rogue bandits to citizens. What they lack most right now is time.
The Eternal Night Legion became their only choice. Even if the conditions proposed by the Eternal Night Legion were very harsh and the price was very high, they could only accept it with their noses pinched.
Marshall may not have been a qualified profiteer in the past, but the financial pressure on him was too heavy, so he could only resort to evil deeds and ruthlessly peel off a layer of skin from the slave rebels.
Not only were the tatters from the Eternal Night Army's refitted equipment packaged and sold to the slave rebel army at a price that was 30% higher than the new equipment.
He even sold the Andis longbow and Tang's studded armor at a price that was three times higher than the price paid to the Lord and Noble, which was similar to the same weight of gold and silver.
Not only did they plunder most of the wealth robbed from the slave rebels, they also finally obtained a large amount of new labor force from the other side.
Some of the slave rebels were Andis slaves. They joined the slave rebels just to get rid of their slave status, not because they agreed with their ideas.
In the past, they were in the hinterland of the Manyu Army. They had no choice but to hang out with the slave rebel army. But now that they are close to their hometown, many people have expressed their desire to return to the mountains. Some people have secretly contacted the Eternal Night Army in private.
When this incident was discovered, the senior leaders of the slave rebel army were furious. It was also the time when the two sides first came into contact, and there was resistance on the part of the slave rebel army.
However, some things cannot be suppressed. The longer they are suppressed, the more severe they become, and the more terrifying the power that bursts out.
They relied on this to make their fortune, and naturally they knew it very well.
Therefore, there was a supplementary agreement between the two parties.
If any slave rebel army voluntarily goes to the Eternal Night Army, the slave rebel army cannot stop them, but for every person who goes, the Eternal Night Army should provide compensation in the form of military supplies.
There are neither too many nor too few such people. There are nearly tens of thousands of them. There is a small number of young and strong labor force, and most of them are women and children. Compared with the former, the latter yearns for a more stable life.
The Eternal Night Legion accepts all comers, and everyone, regardless of old, young, women, and children, can play a role in the Eternal Night Legion and create value. It is just a matter of how much. The fear is that no one can use it.
Starbuck was a decisive person, and against all opinions, he packed up all those who had no sense of belonging to them from the slave rebel army, especially the old, weak, sick and disabled, and gave them to Yong with half-buy and half-free gifts.
Night Legion.
The benefits of doing this are obvious. Not only do you get more equipment, but you also streamline your own composition, and your combat effectiveness increases instead of decreasing - at least when you move up, you don't have the drag of these people and you move faster.
As for the slave rebel army, it is permanently stationed here.
If Starbuck and Dixon dare to make such a decision, their defeat will not be far away.
Their advantage lies in wandering around and attracting more refugees.
They moved closer to the Andes Mountains, not only to prevent enemies from their front and rear, but also because Manyu's military leader had already been harmed by them and was looking for a new direction to harm them.
Their options are limited to a few.
One is to go west and fight to the Broken Mouth Prairie, but that is the fiefdom of the Strachey family. It is a vast prairie. Not to mention, the Strachey family has been guarding the Broken Mouth Blood Castle since the ancient Andis Empire.
, possessing the most elite and powerful knights in the world - the Broken Mouth Blood Riders.
This name is not self-proclaimed by them, but was created by killing them. It was accumulated with the blood of countless Strachey family and the bones of Odin orcs. The constant wars all year round have always kept them in peak condition - whenever Strachey family
When the Leitch family falls into a trough, it must also be a time when the Byron Alliance is unlucky. Once the Odin Orcs break through, there will be a sea of blood and slaughter.
Therefore, the Strachey family, which has been responsible for protecting the Blood Castle for generations, is the most prestigious and respected family in the Byron Alliance, to a certain extent, even above the Lancelot royal family.
Anyone who dares to attack the Strachey family is risking the disapproval of the world and stabbing the lungs of the entire Byron Alliance. It is inevitable that they will attack in groups.
Those slave rebels did not understand this truth. Starbuck, who was born in a noble family, could not fail to understand this truth. Their retreat to the east had already made this clear.
The slave rebel army not only gave up the possibility of advancing westward, but also gave up the possibility of advancing into the southwest plains of Asia Minor.
Although the Asia Minor Plain is known as the richest place on the Ashan continent, it is also the most difficult to mess with. Not only is this the territory of the Lancelot royal family, but it is also the most prosperous place of the Holy Ether Church. Attacking here is like poking a hornet's nest.
, all the Holy Ether Church members across the continent will become their enemies.
Needless to say, the north is blocked by the Cutoff Mountains, allowing small-scale entry and exit, but large-scale movements without even thinking about it. And when you get to the north, it's not that they rob others, but they are robbed by the poorer Odin orcs.
The slave rebel army now has only two choices.
The idea of marching eastward to attack the Andis mountain people. In fact, they have already tried it. Sean and the Yongye Legion are the obstacles here. If they want to enter the mountain, they must be eliminated now. Judging from the current situation
Look, the difficulty is not that high.
The last one is to go south to pursue the idea of the Kingsley family in the Carthusian Hills. This area has the largest mining area in the continent and is rich in copper and iron. It is no exaggeration to say that among the three iron tools used on the Ashan continent, there must be one.
The piece is from the Kingsley family.
Therefore, the Kingsley family is also known as the richest family in the continent, and has the reputation of a stag made of gold coins (the Kingsley family emblem is a golden stag running among gold coins flying in the sky), but their money is not gold.
It is blood-colored and is built on the bones of millions of mining slaves. This is the largest slave exporting place for Manyu's military leader.
This is also the biggest trend of the slave rebel army, and the benefits of attacking here are countless.
This place is rich enough to obtain a large amount of supplies and wealth, especially a large amount of weapons and equipment - even if the Eternal Night Legion liberally trades with them, it will not be able to fully meet the needs of the slave rebel army for weapons and equipment. After all, the mountains themselves are
There is a shortage of iron weapons, and the weapons and equipment are mainly crossbows and leather armors. The Eternal Night Legion itself does not have enough iron weapons, so how can it be traded.
There are enough slaves here, which is their natural source of troops. If they can capture this place, the size of the slave rebellion army will reach a terrifying level.
The terrain of the Carthus Hills is complex enough. Once you enter here, you can hide and seek with the enemy.
The only shortcoming is that the target is too obvious. Everyone knows that the slave rebel army is most likely to go south, so they will naturally be prepared. The Kingsley family has already mobilized heavy troops on the border to defend it to the death.
Once the slave rebel army is unable to quickly break through the Kingsley family's defense line, it will inevitably be dumped by the coalition forces led by Man Yu's army after hearing the news, and there will be no chance for them to stand up.
As for the large number of valuables traded from the slave rebel army, the Evernight Legion is of little use. What goes up and down the road is effective. There is a general who lives a simple life. In addition to being a little particular about food and personal hygiene, the people below will not put their own lives into practice.
Too luxurious.
To be more precise, they are just a group of bumpkins who have never seen the world. With their relatively simple thinking, they cannot imagine what a luxurious life is like. Perhaps in their eyes, eating three meals a day is enough to fill their stomachs.
Round shape is luxury.
The nobles and nobles led by Man Yu looked down on the Eternal Night Army. To a certain extent, it was not unreasonable.
Sean is also very happy to let the Eternal Night Legion maintain this purity. Although it can't be permanent, but it can be maintained for a while longer, so let's keep it for a while!