Warlord: King of All Clans

On Leo's side, after distributing the spoils, he still had to deal with the prisoners.

The captured Western soldiers will be sent to the nearest copper mine for labor reform until the war state in Fort Buck ends.

The civilians in the fortress were released on the spot and were registered as citizens.

The indigenous residents of the fortress who accepted the household registration system also had the status of River Bay residents. Those who did not want to accept it could leave on their own, but were not allowed to take their property with them.

Whether out of kindness or out of interest, if you want to show goodwill to the people of the Western Territory, you cannot be too harsh on them.

If Leo had not been worried that the captured soldiers would become enemies again after being released and join Talhanberk, he would not have been willing to send them to the mine.

The productivity of these prisoners of war is far inferior to that of the kobold miners, and they require more manpower to supervise.

Whenever conditions permit, Leo would rather they continue to herd sheep in peace and provide some food sources and taxes to Buck Fortress, which is in urgent need of recovery.

After taking care of the trivial matters, Leo breathed a sigh of relief and ordered someone to bring the captured boy over.

This was a boy from the Western Territory who was about fifteen or sixteen years old. He was only about 1.6 meters tall and looked like a little chicken in front of the two tall and burly River Bay infantrymen.

Although he was wearing ragged civilian clothes covered in mud and dust, a careful look revealed that he had fair skin, fundamentally different from the lower-class civilians in the Western Territory.

He had not been subjected to any abuse in the past two days, but he was still full of hatred towards Leo and other invaders, but he avoided their gazes, so he appeared both cowardly and unruly.

Looking at this young man from the Western Territory, Leo asked, "What's your name?"

"Bryer..."

Leo sneered, "Would the Talhan family choose such a name?"

"Britza..."

Leo reached out and pressed the hilt of the sword, "I'll give you one more chance."

"Yue Ge Cha Er."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Solovi Knight beside him started laughing, "Wow, he's actually the youngest son of Talhanberk."

Leo nodded and said, "I caught the civil affairs officer of the fortress, hung him up and beat him for a day, and he confessed everything."

"This is Yuegechar Tarhan, the youngest son of Tarhanbek. I didn't expect that he could catch such a fish."

Knight Solovy groaned and said, "I'm afraid it's just a small fish."

Leo asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

Knight Solovy said, "The customs in the Western Territory are different. Polygamy is popular among the nobles. Talhanberk marries a wife every year. Now he is nearly sixty years old and has more than forty wives who have given birth to a large number of children. I have heard that he has more than ten sons."

Leo was dumbfounded. "So many?"

"If a new family wants to rise, how can it support such a large family business if it does not have more sons to maintain its rule and more daughters to marry other nobles?"

"Are you pointing at me? Uncle, you haven't even gotten married yet!"

Knight Solovy coughed dryly and whispered, "It will be over by the end of the year."

Leo was pleasantly surprised: "Sister Agata agreed? That's great! It's like marrying into a wealthy family."

Knight Solovy smiled and said, "How can my family be considered a wealthy family? She is now the Grand Lord of Linhai Town, and her status is not low at all. She can transfer me here and there with just a piece of paper. My elder and second brothers can't complain about anything."

Before Ulyan was granted the title of a banner, the Petukhov family was considered the smallest banner family in Isenbol, but Rigolav's generation also had three brothers, and the second generation also had Roman and his cousin.

Knight Solovy was in his thirties and still unmarried, and his two brothers were a little anxious.

Since Agatha took charge of Linhai Town, he has recruited a large number of refugees, reclaimed land, and managed this most difficult town among the four towns in Hewan in an orderly manner.

This kind of management ability naturally makes her the best assistant to the Northern Warrior Lord. There is nothing much to say about her two brothers, Rigolav and Babik.

In comparison, Hewan’s bloodline is too thin.

Leo looked at Yue Gechaer and returned to the topic, "If that's the case, as long as the father doesn't feel bad, a little son really isn't a big bargaining chip."

Yue Gechaer, who was at the bottom, gritted his teeth and threatened, "Invaders, in a few days, my father will lead a large army here to kill all of you northerners."

Leo laughed, "If you guys attack us, we're attacking Caogu, and if we fight back, we're invaders, right?"

"At this time last year, who was the first to send cavalry into the pass?"

Yue Gechar tried to defend himself, "My father sent troops to help City Lord Tariq suppress the rebellion!"

Leo was too lazy to argue with this little brat, so he waved his hand and said, "Take him away."

Knight Solovy also said, "It's better to lock it up first than to have nothing."

He looked at the map in front of him in the firelight of the hall. The map contained rich information about the River Bay Territory, but the jurisdiction of Isenpol was sketchy.

After passing Buck Pass, there are only a few lines and dots left on the map markings of the western border.

"There are not many cities in the Western Territory. Although Talhanberk's territory is large, he only has one city and four forts. Buck Fortress is one of the forts and also his rear base. Now the enemy must be gathering troops to seize it."

"Kroger's Armored Ogres and Xix's Boar Knights, don't leave yet. Leave a few of your Pegasus Knights behind to help me survey the terrain of the Western Territory and make all necessary preparations."

Leo nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you to guard Buck Fortress. I'll be back tomorrow."

Solovie was a little caught off guard. "So fast?"

He was just a garrison commander who only focused on military affairs. Buck Fortress was under reconstruction and he did not get involved in many specific affairs.

Leo smiled bitterly and said, "I have things to do in the imperial capital. Buck Fortress is here purely on Strong's own initiative. If I were not reluctant, I would like to return it to Talhan Burke."

Hewan had no intention of attacking the western border in the short term, so it maintained a passive defensive state when facing Talhanberk.

If the cavalry from the western border enters the pass, we will fight back fiercely and make them dare not to attack again.

If they don't come, Hewan will develop peacefully and expand eastward rapidly.

Now that Strong and his kobolds have captured Buck's Fortress, it seems that Riverbend has taken the initiative in the West Territory, but on the other hand, it has also become very passive.

This caused Talhanberk, who had originally intended to fish in troubled waters, to completely turn his attention to the north, and the main force and extraordinary combat power in his hands would be transferred from other directions to Isenpol.

All Leo could do was to follow suit and raise the bet.

A large amount of military and civilian manpower was invested in Fort Buck, and the development of the local area of ​​River Bend was inevitably slowed down. The peace period that was hard-won disappeared again.

In fact, the best way is to return Buck Fortress and tell Talhan Burke that it was all a misunderstanding. Wait until the foundation of the river bend is laid in two years before considering moving westward.

But there is no reason to spit out the meat that is already in your mouth. Not to mention the people of River Bay, even the civilians who have nothing to do with Isembol will not agree to it.

Leo could only place the strongest extraordinary combat force at present, Knight Solovy, in Buck Fortress, give him food and let him guard it first.

The power of Talhanberk was almost equal to that of the Great Earl of the North. Seeing Leo was leaving, Knight Solovie felt a lot of pressure and asked, "What do you have to do in the Imperial City? You are away from home all day long, and you don't even care about such a big thing?"

Leo pondered his words and asked, "Do you know what the Saint-level Extraordinary is pursuing?"

Solovie immediately waved his hand, "Go, go!"

(Wow, wanna play dirty, but I don’t have time!)