rise of empire total war

Chapter 240 Incorporating Refugees
The next day, under the farewell of Earl Stein of Ossiig and the local nobles, Richard left Landost City and headed towards the place where the two viscounts said the refugees appeared.

Since all of Richard's subordinates are cavalry, the marching speed is very fast. In order to speed up the speed of finding the refugees, the crossbow cavalry spread out and spread outward in a fan shape. After marching for half a day, some crossbow cavalry found the refugees Mark of.

It was easy to find the traces. After following the traces all the way, they finally found the refugees who stopped to rest on the bank of a stream. These refugees had already built a fire and skewered the fresh fish they hunted from the stream Get up, set it on the fire to grill, and the white smoke slowly rises. Looking around, the black heads are so spectacular.

When Richard and his party discovered the refugees, they also discovered these hundreds of cavalry. Immediately, screams of terror rang out from the crowd. Then, the originally orderly scene instantly became chaotic. It took a long time for hundreds of cavalry to appear. Several young men lined up in a straight line with simple weapons, standing in front of the crowd, watching Richard and his cavalry warily.

However, even though they held weapons in their hands, they still couldn't change the fact of fear in their hearts. Looking at Richard and the more than 400 heavy armored knights around him, and the more than [-] crossbowmen holding small cavalry crossbows, they couldn't help but His legs were trembling, and the hand holding the spear was also trembling, as if he would lose his hand and fall to the ground in the next second.

Looking at all this, Richard couldn't help but shook his head. They were too weak. Even if the crossbow cavalry were removed from these people, he could crush these refugees with a single charge with only his twenty or so early general guards.

Fortunately, he didn't come to kill, otherwise the creek would be stained red with blood, or blocked by layers of corpses.

Under Richard's signal, a crossbow cavalry rode out and saw cavalry rushing towards him. The refugees were shaken again. They wanted to retreat in horror, but they were blocked by the people behind them, so they could only squeeze in Together, they couldn't move, and those who stood at the front with weapons wanted to retreat, but the belief in protecting their families forced them to hold their ground, sweating profusely and staring at the cavalry running over.

After running to a distance of less than 20 meters from the refugees, the crossbow cavalry stopped and shouted loudly in the common language of Vadasia: "By the order of His Majesty the great King Winster, I ask you, are you from A war refugee who escaped from the Rigin Principality?"

"..."

It was quiet, and everyone stared at the cavalry with terrified eyes, as if they were facing a scourge. After a while, when the crossbow cavalry looked a little impatient, one of them came out. Trembling, but still trying to maintain stability, he replied: "Master cavalry, we are indeed refugees from the Principality of Lijin."

"Okay, you humble refugees, listen up." The crossbow cavalry said arrogantly, "According to the laws of the kingdom, we should have driven you back to your country, but my king is generous and merciful, and I can't bear to see you continue to suffer. Tormented by the flames of war, he is willing to place you on his own land!"

"Great."

"It's really a blessing from the gods."

The crowd suddenly cheered in low voices, but the crossbow cavalry obviously didn't intend to make them happy too early, and he continued: "However, if you want to live in my king's territory, you need to become miners and work in his silver mine, You will not be allowed to leave without permission!"

"What? Going to be a miner?" The refugees exclaimed, their faces full of disbelief. Seeing them like this, a look of impatience flashed across the crossbow cavalry's face, and he asked, "Why, don't you Would you like to?"

"Master Cavalry, can we not be miners?" One of them shouted boldly, and then the others echoed.

"No." The crossbow cavalry shook his head and said, "You only have one choice to agree to. Those who disagree will be deported and returned to your original country."

Hearing this, the crowd became noisy, seemingly arguing over the choice given by the crossbow cavalry. He looked at the arguing refugees quietly without speaking. No matter what choice the other party made, it had nothing to do with him. He was only responsible for it. Deliver the words of His Majesty the King and bring back the answers to these refugees.

After a while, the same refugee stood up. He no longer had the same timidity as before. He said loudly, "Master Cavalry, we are willing to obey the king's arrangement, as long as he can guarantee food and safety for all of us."

"That's no problem." The crossbow cavalry nodded and replied. After receiving the answer, he turned his horse and returned to the large group of cavalry in the distance to report the situation to Richard.

Listening to the report of the crossbow cavalry, Richard nodded, and then led the cavalry towards the refugees. The refugees on the opposite side also put down their weapons and respectfully waited for the arrival of the new lord.

"Refugees of Rigin Principality." Richard shouted to them, "I am glad that you have made the right choice, and you have chosen a path full of light. I can assure you that as long as you can obey the law, your Your safety will be guaranteed, and there will be no more forced relocations due to war!"

Richard's promise was like a shot in the arm, dispelling the doubts in the hearts of most refugees. In their eyes, the king generally would not lie, and the promise made by the king was better than those greedy Nobles are more believable.

In this way, Richard got a new leader in the early thousand years.

It was not until after counting these new citizens that Richard obtained accurate data that the total number of refugees from the Principality of Rigin was 120. They did not come from the same place, but from all over the country. All over the world, they gathered together on the way to escape, and moved in a common direction.Among the 120 people, there were 670 adult men, 320 adult women, and the remaining 120 people were either elderly or young children.

More than 600 miners should be enough, Richard thought to himself, and among the more than 300 adult women, some of the stronger ones were also selected as miners, and the rest were responsible for doing other chores.

After making simple arrangements, Richard asked the brigade commander of the crossbow cavalry brigade to escort these refugees to the silver mines in the Kingdom of Pravia, and then he returned home with only the early general guard of about twenty people. , return to Nord City.

Oh, one thing I forgot to mention is that in order to facilitate the connection to the large silver mines in the Kingdom of Pravia, Richard also asked King Nicores II to agree to open military access rights, so Richard's army could walk unscrupulously. In the Kingdom of Pravia, although this is a shame to the Pravia people, they have no way to disobey.

The huge explosion pits left by Richard are still being filled up to this day, and the shadow left by the siege battle can never be easily dissipated.

(End of this chapter)