Chapter 365 Reorganization of the Council of Elders
Militaryly, their help to Yongye Army Leader was minimal, and Yongye Army Leader did not seem to count on them. He often took them with him to act, not for his own needs, but for show.
Put on a show for the ordinary crocodile tribesmen to show the close relationship between the two parties.
Their role in this process is not to provide help in times of need, but to add icing on the cake.
Again, it's not that the Yongye Army Leader can't live without them, but that they can't live without the Yongye Army Leader.
In this case, what are they threatening people with?
Not to mention the military supplies. If it hadn't been for the support of Yong Ye's army leader, their army would have collapsed without a fight.
They may not have understood the importance of military supplies to a war before, but they should understand it now.
Not to mention that they are no longer the sole leaders of the Crocodile tribe's army. The reformist young men of the Crocodile tribe are mainly from the army. In terms of emotions and political ideas, they are closer to the army.
As time goes by, these young people have more and more say in the military, and their influence naturally weakens.
In fact, their biggest weapon against the leader of the Yongye Army was their influence within the ethnic group.
If the leader of the Yongye Army wants to eat the Crocodile Tribe, there is a hurdle they can't get around.
However, when they are separated from their own tribe for a long time, this influence will continue to decline over time.
Especially during this period, the Despair Swamp was in a state of war. Under the turmoil of the general situation, many elders, especially those from small tribes and small groups, had even weaker ability to withstand pressure. Their groups and tribes had long been torn into pieces.
It was a good thing for the whole clan to flee to the Yongye Army. Most of them were driven further east, retreating towards the sea, and some were afraid that their clans had been completely exterminated.
Whether they are those who fled to the Yongye Army or those on the coast of the East China Sea.
Can we still hope to maintain the integrity of the tribe?
Once the former passed through the Death Water Channel, it was not the final decision of these elders and the Crocodile Tribe themselves, but it was torn into even more pieces, disrupted and placed in various places under the Yongye Army, just like the personnel distribution of the Alliance that annexed the Walled City.
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As long as they are scattered enough, their ability to stick together becomes weaker. In order to survive better, they have to accept more goodwill from the leader of the Yongye Army, so as to achieve the goal of integrating into the life of the leader of the Yongye Army as soon as possible.
For this kind of thing, Yongye Army Leader is very familiar with it from top to bottom.
They used this method to digest the Andis people along the Jacob River, and used this method to swallow up the Walled City Alliance without any trouble, completing the unification of the Andis people.
If it weren't for the compromise of Rock, the father of the Cliff Clan, and their barrier function.
Those prisoners captured by the Kentana barbarians in the mountains will probably be subtly annexed by the Eternal Night Army using this method.
This is true for the Kentana barbarians in the mountains. The Crocodile Tribe is not so different from the Andis people, so it is naturally easier to change.
The tribes that fell to other places will inevitably blend with the local ethnic groups and tribes, and the degree of annexation will be stronger than those who fled to the Yongye Army.
In other words, many Crocodile clan elders have become outright loners, but they themselves are not aware of this.
Now the leader of the Yongye Army has reached the final stage of secret talks with the young people of the reformist group of the Crocodile Tribe.
Negotiation and reorganization is only the opponent's first move. If this step fails, Yongye Military Leader will support those young reformers to come to the forefront and carry out reforms through military means.
At that time, bloody conflicts are inevitable and may even turn into a massacre.
The last straw for the young reformists of the Crocodile tribe was put in by the elders of the Crocodile tribe themselves.
Yes, the problem lies in the attitude towards the civilians of the Crocodile tribe in the hands of the Kingsley family.
From top to bottom, the leaders of the Yongye Army are actively making preparations to redeem these civilians.
However, the supreme ruler of the Crocodile tribe became the most discordant voice within the group and tried his best to obstruct this matter.
Even if it is obvious that the leader of the Yongye Army uses this incident to win over people's hearts, this cannot be the reason for the Alligator Tribe's Council of Elders to block their rescue.
In the eyes of those radical young reformers, this is an out-and-out act of inaction.
Coupled with the encouragement of caring people, it will directly rise to the level of moral character and management ability, and it is easy to go to extremes.
There will be an idea that the longer the ruling class is in power, the longer it will harm the people, so it is better to overthrow it directly and ascend to the throne oneself.
In this situation, the Great Elder Council composed of four great elders had no choice at all.
Either follow the Council of Elders and be overthrown, or side with the young reformists.
Obviously, the Grand Council of Elders chose the latter.
There are many reasons for this.
Rather than letting those young people run wild, it's better to do it under their supervision.
Compared to the declining Council of Elders, although the Great Council of Elders has only been established for a few years, its reputation is good both among the Crocodile Tribe and its allies led by the Yongye Army.
Even those radical young people have enough respect for them.
Before launching the official attack, we communicated with them and reached an agreement to adopt milder measures against the Council of Elders.
No matter how useless the Council of Elders is, it at least has the advantage of being rich in experience, which can help them to ensure that they will not be tricked too much by the Eternal Night Army.
"You guys have to say something." Elder Manuel asked aggressively, "As the great elder, how can you accompany them to fool around?"
Elder Nitya sighed and said: "Elders, let's face the reality. The Swamp of Despair will never return to its past. On our own, not even the Kingsley family and the Commons family can handle it.
Live, let alone the other military leaders of the Byron Alliance. When we defeated the Kingsley family, we also knocked down a shield. Now the prying eyes of the whole continent are cast on us. Accept the leadership of the Eternal Night Army.
Our only way out is our goodwill and staying together with them."
Thinking of the information Sean had shared with them before, Elder Nidia's expression became even gloomier.
The war with the Kingsley family is coming to an end, but the confrontation with other military leaders of the Byron Alliance has just begun.
Which force doesn't covet the land of Despair Swamp?
The Royal Family of Lancelot, the Holy See of Saint Ether, the Conclave of Witches, etc., they all want to take a bite here as long as there is a chance.
In the past, they were concerned about the attitude of the Kingsley family. Now, in order to preserve the Eastern Expeditionary Army, Archduke Buck had to make many compromises.
The blockade on the road to the Swamp of Despair has been released, and many forces are beginning to make moves.
Among them, the Holy Ether Holy See was the most important, and their Holy See Knights began to move towards the Swamp of Despair one after another. It was self-evident what they wanted to do.
"This is two different things from the reorganization of the Council of Elders! Haven't we been talking about cooperation?" Although Elder Manuel has a stubborn personality, he is not a fool. He knows how to use delaying tactics. The other party caught them off guard. They must figure out the situation.
How bad is it.
"They seem to be two different things, but they are actually the same thing. We have fallen behind. We are no longer a help for the development of the Crocodile tribe, but a stumbling block to progress. We must face this fact. Instead of letting others forcefully move away, we should understand what is going on.
One point, take the initiative to give in." This time it was Elder Weber who took the initiative to speak.
His expression was the most complicated, because the leader of the young reformists was none other than his son Wyande Sarof, whom he had reunited with only a few years ago.
Years of traveling and living outside have given Wyande a higher and broader vision than ordinary Crocodile tribesmen. He has some comparisons in his mind, and naturally has his own understanding of advanced and backward.
Influenced by Yong Yejun's new ideas, he not only accepted them, but also came up with his own ideas.
Father and son had several long conversations about the future of the Crocodile tribe, and each time they gave Great Elder Weber a strong sense of frustration.
Putting aside personal persistence and self-esteem, I have to say that the young reformers do have their own uniqueness.
Especially since the Crocodile clan members have less and less space to move around, it is impossible to get rid of the Yongye Army leader.
However, the Crocodile Tribe's Council of Elders has ruled the Crocodile Tribe for too long and has formed an existing pattern that is difficult to reverse.
In this regard, they are not as advantageous as the young reformers.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You are betraying your own people. If you have anything to say, let's discuss it at the Council of Elders and say goodbye." The elders headed by Manuel stood up one after another and wanted to go out.
"You can't go anywhere until the Council of Elders completes its reorganization." A group of fully armed new crocodile troops stopped at the door, led by Wyande, the leader of the reform faction.
"You are preparing to stage a military coup." Manuel's expression suddenly changed, and there was a trace of unconcealable panic in his eyes.
The situation is worse than they imagined. Once anything is linked to force, the results will not be too good, especially for people like them who are in a weak position.
"We are just ensuring the smooth reorganization of the Council of Elders. We have no intention of harming the elders. We also ask for your cooperation." Wyande comforted expressionlessly.
The more he said this, the more uneasy these elders became. Doesn't this mean that if they don't do what they say, they will not ensure their own safety?
Not daring to confront these impulsive and irritable young people, Manuel could only point his finger at the four great elders again: "You just let them behave like this?"
The response to them was silent silence. It was obvious that they were aware of this matter.
The leader of the Yongye Army either doesn't launch it, but once it launches it, it will be a comprehensive and well-planned operation.
The elders of the Crocodile tribe controlled in the conference room are only part of them.
At the same time, a large number of soldiers rushed into the residence of the elders of the Crocodile tribe who were not present and put them all under house arrest.
The leaders are all young reformists from the Crocodile tribe.
This matter once again demonstrated the shrewdness of the Yongye Army Leader.
This kind of thing, once the people led by the Yongye Army take action, no matter how neatly it is settled afterwards, it will leave a stain and it is very likely to become the source of conflicts between the two parties.
Now that there are young reformists taking the lead, the nature is different. This is a change of power within them. Although people who know the situation know very well that the whole thing was planned and fueled by the Yongye military leader.
Just like before, many elders of the Crocodile tribe gathered together and dared to argue with each other in the face of the threat of weapons.
When these crocodile clan elders were alone, even the most arrogant ones usually stayed close to home and did not dare to mess around.
Once you offend these big-headed soldiers and chop them into pieces, even if someone holds them accountable afterwards, they are dead as long as they are dead. At this time, your own life is still important.
With the support of Yong Ye's military leader, the coup launched by the Crocodile Tribe's reform faction met with less resistance than imagined.
On the one hand, their plan was very thorough, but on the other hand, the control of the Council of Elders was far less than they imagined.
Although the Council of Elders did not want to admit it, the fact was before them that they had indeed become synonymous with backwardness.
Their existence has become a stumbling block for the Crocodile people to move forward.
When the leader of the Yongye Army dismantled a better way of life and put it in front of the Crocodile tribe, they knew how to choose the best way for themselves.
It has nothing to do with loyalty, just the instinct to pursue survival.
As for the resistance among the civilians of the Crocodile Tribe, that is also a matter of the future.
Limited by the transmission of news and the fermentation of their own consciousness, they will not be able to figure out the situation in less than a year and a half. Considering the current fragmented situation of the Crocodile tribe, this time may be even longer.
At that time, all major matters have been settled, and the voices they hear are the voices that those in power want them to hear, and their resistance will be minimized.
Why do those in power like policies that obscure the people?
That's because the control cost is low and it is easy to control.
The previous rule of the Council of Elders unknowingly implemented a policy of obscuring the people.
When someone opens their eyes to see the world, they will naturally have strong resistance to this kind of policy, and reformers emerge as the times require.
The policy of obscuring the people made it easy for them to control the Crocodile Tribe people. When they were overthrown, not many Crocodile Tribe people stood up to speak for them. It was not that they were numb, but that they did not have such strong ideas in their hearts.
It is a big joke to implement policies that keep the people ignorant and at the same time curse the Chinese people for being insensitive.
"The Grand Council of Elders has issued an order. From today on, all the Crocodile Tribe armies will be reorganized and reorganized. No one is allowed to disobey."
"The Grand Council of Elders has issued an order. From today on, all the Crocodile Tribe armies will be reorganized and reorganized. No one is allowed to disobey."
"The Grand Council of Elders has issued an order. From today on, all the Crocodile Tribe armies will be reorganized and reorganized. No one is allowed to disobey."
In just a few days, this new order spread throughout the Crocodile tribe's army, faster than flying.
"We only carry out the military orders of Elder Manuel. Where is Elder Manuel? I want to meet Elder Manuel in person."
"This is an over-level command. Normally, the elders issue orders in person. How come this time it's an order from the Great Council of Elders?"
"Don't meddle in other people's business. The order of the Great Council of Elders is the highest order. We just have to carry it out. It won't do us any harm."
"That's right, they are all soldiers' meals. Where can we eat them? Besides, our place is so messed up that it really should be reorganized. Look at Yongye's place, the equipment, training, and food. There really is no such thing.
By the way, are you willing to sink like this? Are you not prepared to change?"
"If I had the equipment, the food, and the intensity of training, I wouldn't be any worse than them. We're still called a brother army. The treatment between the two sides is too different!"
"Stop bragging, even if you are given the same treatment, you may not be able to do as well as others. Some food is good, but you are picky. We are not their army, why should they use equipment?"
Can we equip the main force with the strength? Maybe after reorganization, we will have a chance."