European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 133 Armed Intervention
"Warriors of Harfleur, use the swords and shields in your hands to seize everything you want, defend your glory, let the sun's rays shine forever on the land of Harfleur, write your achievements with blood, Build glory with corpses."

Early in the morning, Li Peijun energetically delivered a mobilization speech in the City Hall Square. After some repairs, the City Hall had a completely new look. The stairs were re-paved with marble, and even the walls were specially painted with white ash.

This building, which combines Roman classical structural style and modern aesthetics, has become a landmark of the city. Not only that, the main road of the city is also paved with cobblestones. At this time, Hafleur is like a pearl in the northwest.

The majestic standing army stood in five rows for inspection. Most of them were just reckless men without any knightly experience or practical skills. However, for the moment, they were more than enough to maintain law and order in the new fiefdom.

Inspired by the passionate speech, the soldiers at the scene all beat their chests, swore allegiance to the lord, and were determined to shed their lives and blood to build a better tomorrow for Harfleur.

Most of the weapons they wore were leftovers made by the nobles during their previous rebellions. Most of them were cloth-armored spears. Compared with the unfamiliar iron-helmeted split swords, these belongings were easier to use.

Socia was not interested in these beatings and killings, so she stayed in the monastery honestly. In order to take care of this gluttonous guy, Li Peijun specially marinated the steak for a day and put it in a container to seal it , and revealed the location of the Tibetan fruit brew to Socia.

Catherine is also walking with the army this time, and she is no less imposing than any of the standing troops under her command in armor, but Li Peijun still has to accompany her along the way just to be on the safe side.

"The army followed me and set off towards the border." Li Peijun raised his arms and drove out of the city head-on with a corps of 100 men.

In order to save time, Li Peijun started a low-consumption rapid march, which would not consume too much energy and increase the speed of the entire army.

With a distance of nearly [-] kilometers, if only the light cavalry were dispatched, relying on the blessing of the rapid march, it would take less than an hour to reach the border area. Fortunately, the infantry did not carry luggage, and the entire army was lightly packed.By the time Li Peijun arrived at his destination, it was only an hour and a half.

The skill of joint operations came into play at this time. Li Peijun easily found the location of Bernard's troops and successfully joined forces with them.

It's been a long time since we last saw each other, and the mental outlook of those three guys has undergone earth-shaking changes. Bernard's beer belly has grown a lot. It seems that the fruit brew in the fief is very suitable for his appetite.

Cohen's original unkempt hairstyle was carefully combed, as he had admired a girl from some family, while Tidel's muscles had become much stronger, and a few new scars had been added to his body.

"Your Excellency Bruno, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your face is radiant again. It seems that you have been nourished a lot." Bernard joked, completely ignoring Catherine who was on the side.

"Huh? Why did you bring her here too?" Tiddle was rather surprised by Catherine's arrival. After all, war is not something women should get involved in.

Li Peijun also had no choice but to change the topic, "It's nothing, it's not a problem, let's talk about the current situation."

Cohen first spoke: "It turned out that the nobles who caused the trouble were arrested by us and beheaded for public display. Most of them who were beaten by Tiddell later were innocent, and now they are imprisoned by us."

"War is such a thing, there is no one who is innocent. If you are backward, you will be beaten. Power is justice. I think Tiddell did the right thing this time." This is also thanks to the God of War who helped him open up the territory. Li Peijun hurriedly helped him argued.

"You guys are pretty good at fighting too. Such a small number of people can win so many territories." Li Peijun is still curious about how these guys do this.

"It all depends on Tiddell. It's a surrender, a fraud, and a sneak attack. Those stupid donkey nobles are being played around." Cohen's tone was full of sarcasm and approval.

"Of course, wars are not tiring." Li Peijun was surprised that Tiddell would use strategy to grab land, unlike the previous blindly reckless style.

After understanding the general situation, Li Peijun also had a bottom line in his heart. The few nobles who were next to the original Kovic fief were paid up by the three leaders. The farther they advanced, the weaker their control was. It was a wave of materials that were robbed.

"Well, it seems that the territory is not as big as imagined." After listening to the overview, Li Peijun re-drawn the border on the map, and the expanded new territory has shrunk by almost half.

Oops, it seems that his happiness is in vain. Li Peijun will naturally not give up the fertile land he has obtained. Although the remaining half of the land has only been touched, his influence is still there. He plans to make an effort to use all the remaining half of the land. Swallow.

"How many people are the maximum troops that can be mobilized in a short period of time in your fiefdom?"

Since there is going to be a war, it is natural to need soldiers. The number of the standing army seems a bit difficult at the moment, so we still have to rely on the temporary mercenaries on the fief.

"If it's just a few days of work, the limit is five hundred." Cohen replied solemnly.

"Okay, hurry up and make arrangements. I want to eat up all the land east of the Tuk River."

"By the way, what do you do with those nobles?" Bernard asked how to deal with those nobles who were escorted back to the manor. At this moment, they are being locked up in the basement of the church, which was originally used to detain heretics. .

Li Peijun glanced at it and said, "According to the usual practice, how to deal with it."

"Generally, the family members are notified to collect the ransom, and they will be released after paying enough money."

Doing so is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain. Although a lot of wealth can be obtained in a short period of time, it is not conducive to the direct rule in the later period. A entangled local force is a great threat to the central government. The separatist regime in the late Tang Dynasty is an excellent example.

"All were escorted back to the urban area to undergo transformation. Those who performed well were included in the city hall, and the rest were demoted to civilians."

Li Peijun knew that what he did was risking the disgrace of the world. First, there were few cases of torture of captives in the Middle Ages. Second, as a viscount, he did not have the right to deprive others of his title. It was arrogance for him to do so.

Regardless, history is written by the victors, and in order to win, all methods can be tried.

As for those family members, after all unified management, they will naturally no longer be able to enjoy privileges. Only by breaking the old ruling class will a new ruling class usher in, and what I represent is the advanced productive forces. will be submerged in the torrent of history.

"Okay, I obey, Lord." Bernard was startled at first. Just looking at his expression, you could tell how much his decision shocked him, but Bernard still supported him unconditionally as always.

Looking at Catherine, who seemed to have lost her soul, Li Peijun stepped forward and said with firm eyes: "War is not a game, it is a desperate fight filled with blood and rancid smell."

(End of this chapter)