Chapter 62: Decisions
The battle lasted less than half an hour before it ended.
There was absolutely no comparison in the combat effectiveness of the two sides, and the Ellington Guard annihilated the Eighth Legion of King Casparmyburg by a landslide.
"My lord, the battle is over, a total of three hundred and fifty-two people have been killed, a total of two hundred and twelve sets of armor and weapons have been captured, one hundred and forty-eight people have been taken prisoner, and the number of casualties on our side is ...... Zero! ”
After reporting this data, Uncle Depp looked incredulous, with a military strength of 200 people and 500 people charging head-on, in the end not only annihilated the enemy and captured more than 100 prisoners, but not even a single dead person appeared on his side!
Who would believe this if it were to be said!?
Even if those famous generals in the imperial capital commanded this battle, it would be extremely difficult to win, let alone zero casualties.
Don nodded: "Well, that's expected. ”
Casualty? No kidding, with the buff of so many of his spell auras, let alone an opponent of this level, even an army composed of bronze-level Apocalypse has the power to fight.
It's all one-sided crushing.
Uncle Depp looked at Don with awe on his face, and now he was more and more convinced that Don was the son of God and had come to this world to save Ellington.
"My lord, about the treatment of those captives......
Uncle Depp doesn't know what Don plans to do with those prisoners, the prisoners in the mine have been taken in before, and these prisoners will also be recruited?
"All the captives were reduced to slavery."
Tang En said without hesitation: "They can't be treated the same as those before. ”
That's right, if these captives were taken in in the blink of an eye, and enjoyed the same treatment as the previous captives in the mines, what would those people think?
A big reason why they surrendered to sincerity was because they were abandoned by Duvier and were about to face war, and if they did not surrender, it would be a dead end, so they would fight.
But what about these captives now? Just defeated and turned into an ally in the blink of an eye?
How could these people possibly accept it.
Therefore, the treatment of both parties must be differentiated, even if the decision is very cruel.
In addition to this, Donn also planned to rebuild Ellington and replan the town, which would require a large amount of labor, and these slaves would be the best candidates.
Just give them a small reward and hope for the restoration of the freedmen, and not be afraid that they will not work hard.
"Understood."
Uncle Depp's face was grim, this was the first time he had seen Don give such a cruel order.
Once relegated to the status of a slave, it is too difficult to become a free citizen again, and it can almost be said that it completely changes a person's fate, but Uncle Depp didn't say anything, if it wasn't for the lord to lead them to resist, after Ellington was captured, their fate would only be worse than this.
After cleaning up the battlefield, the Ellington Guard returned with the captives in victory, and the crowd gathered around the town, and they all cheered at the victory of the guards.
Such a victory is too important for the current Ellington, who has just begun to recover, and cannot afford to lose the war, and once defeated, he will completely collapse.
That evening, Ellington held a banquet in the square in the center of the town, and everyone celebrated this rare victory through the night, with Don and Fiona participating in the victory.
The next day.
"After the identities of these slaves were archived and sorted out, they were first sent to the mines for labor reform."
Although the mine has resumed normal mining, the ore production has not yet increased, and this group of captives can just come in handy.
"In addition, arrange a team of twenty people to be stationed in the mine, rotate with the materials once a week, and each person who goes to the mine can give them a subsidy of ten silver coins per week."
"You're spending money again...... It is an obligation for them to go to the mines to guard them. ”
"But not reluctantly," said Donn, spreading his hands, "wouldn't it be nice to spend just ten silver coins to make them go from reluctance to active rushing?" ”
"Okay, well, you're the lord, you say it."
Fiona has completely dispelled the idea of stopping Donne's defeat, and besides, her people will be here in the next two days anyway, and once the Chamber of Commerce is reorganized, it will be able to start operating mints, soap, and metal farm tools, and when the time comes, the economic situation will be much better.
"You start planning the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce first, and when I come back, it's best to see that everyone has arrived."
"Waiting for you to come back?"
Fiona was stunned: "You want to go out?" ”
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, arrange a carriage for me."
Don said casually: "Since Baron Duveys is so faceless, then I will go there myself and settle accounts with him." ”
"Got it!"
Fiona, of course, will not worry about Donn's safety, Don himself will definitely be able to get a large sum of money back, with this money, Ellington's financial situation will be much better.
Fiona arranged it almost with a happy face.
While Fiona arranges the carriage, Don finds Elijah again.
"Illya, I'll be out for a few days, remember to find a place where no one is there when you practice spells these days, and try not to practice arcane arrows and water archery."
Don wanted Elijah to become familiar with the feeling of casting spells as soon as possible and master his own powers, but he was afraid that she would accidentally hurt herself or others while she was away, and this contradictory mood made him feel awkward.
"Big brother lord, you're going out!"
Illya suddenly hung on Don's body: "Is it okay to take Illya out with you?" Elijah hadn't left Ellington yet, hadn't seen anywhere else! ”
"This ......"
Tang En frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment and said, "If you are not at home, what will your mother do?" ”
"Sister Elsa can take care of her!"
"Hmm...... Well, I'll go talk to Elsa. ”
Don agreed to Illya, instead of leaving her at home and worrying, it was better to take advantage of the few days on the road to continue to teach her how to control her strength.
"Hmm!"
Elijah happily kissed Donn on the cheek, hugging his neck affectionately and not wanting to get off the ground.
At this time, Donne's status in her mind has skyrocketed, and there are already faint signs of surpassing Elsa, which makes Elsa, who is busy training the guards, very sad.
"Elsa!"
Don took Illya to the training ground and called Elsa over.
"Your Lord!"
Elsa hurriedly ran over, thanks to her natural strength and physique, she didn't have to participate in Don's training, seeing the miserable appearance of those people in the guard team now, Elsa actually had a faint sense of luck in her heart.
"I'm going to Casparmy Fort, and Elijah wants to go out with me, and I've agreed."
"This ...... All right. ”
Elsa nodded: "With the lord taking care of her, there shouldn't be anything, but ......"
Elsa looked at Eliya, raised her eyebrows, and reprimanded, "Elijah, you've been too clingy to the lord lately, haven't you?" It will affect the work of the lord. ”
Illya pursed her lips and was unhappy: "No, it won't!" And Illya didn't stick to the big brother, the big brother came to find Illya! ”
"Nonsense, Lord Lord is so busy, how can he come to you every day......"
"This ......"
Don sneered and stopped Elsa: "It's really my ...... to find her"
Elsa was taken aback: "My lord, I know you like Illya very much, but you can't delay your work by playing with her." ”
Although Elsa doesn't know what the specific job of the lord is, but to rule a territory, all kinds of things need to be dealt with, and all kinds of work need to be coordinated as a whole, just thinking about it, Elsa feels that her head is big, and she naturally feels that Donn, who can do all this, is very great.
Don was embarrassed, looking at Elsa's adoring eyes, "I gave everything to Fiona, so I'm fine, and I'm completely fine" This kind of thing can't be said even if you are killed!
"Forget it, anyway, Illya, don't trouble Lord Lord on the way, you know?"
"Got it!"
After getting permission to go out, Illya was very happy.
Don looked at the sweaty soldiers in the training ground and asked, "How is the training?" ”
Elsa stuck out her tongue and said with a wicked smile: "Everyone is tired, especially since last night was so late, and many people's legs are weak today...... But everyone gritted their teeth and persevered. ”
"Very good, keep going, tell them, just say what I said, keep at it, and the three people who perform best at the end of the month will be rewarded."
"I'm sure they'll work harder when they hear it."
Elsa is very optimistic about this.
"Where's Uncle Depp?"
"You put him in charge of learning how to command the army, so he decided to start learning literacy."
"That's a good thing."
Don sighed with emotion, was suddenly stunned, and said, "Then again, I haven't seen your father for a few days, what is Mr. Alberton busy with?" ”
Elsa spread her hands: "I don't know, my father used to go to the forest a lot when I was very young, and my mother said that he was honing his skills, and every time he came back, he would bring some prey, and he should have died under his sword." ”
"I see."
Don smiled: "It seems that Mr. Alberton is also a person who is not willing to be ordinary." ”
"Okay...... I'm going back. ”
Elsa grinned and waved her hand, and ran back to supervise the training.
By the time Don returned to the lord's palace with Elia, Fiona had already prepared the carriage, rations, and salutes.
"My lord, it will take about five or six days to get to Casparmyburg, because there are no villages and towns in between, so in order to prevent accidents, I have prepared a total of ten days of dry food and drinking water for you."
"That's enough."
In fact, it's perfectly fine even if you don't prepare food.
"My lord, Ilia ......"
"She'll go with me, too."
Don didn't explain why, Fiona looked at Don with a strange look in her eyes, but she opened her mouth and gave up asking.
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