Chapter 208: The General Trend
"Good news, good news, great victory in the ice city, the Eternal Night Group Army fought fiercely for three days and three nights, completely annihilated the invaders, and captured thousands of people. β
"Victory, we victory, those damned invaders are eliminated, haha...... We won. β
"The Eternal Night Army is really powerful, they really wiped out those barbarians with those two ice walls?"
"I don't know, not only the two ice walls, but also the secret weapon of the Eternal Night Army, which is said to be called the wrath of the mountain god, do you feel the shaking at noon?"
"I feel it, isn't it the Earth Dragon turning over? Could it be that you say that is the secret weapon of the Eternal Night Army, the wrath of the mountain god?"
"That's right, that's the wrath of the mountain god, don't you know, those barbarians are really ferocious, even the Eternal Night Army can't resist by relying on the ice wall, just when they break through the first ice wall and attack the second ice wall, guess what happened?"
"What's going on? Don't sell it, hurry up and say, today's wine money is mine, boss, bring him a glass of rye wine." β
"Hehe, then I'm welcome, knock, ha...... Or this is powerful, don't worry, wait for me to moisten my throat, at the most critical moment, the mountain shook, boom, the two ice walls collapsed like this, and all the invincible barbarians were pressed under the ice, what is it if it is not the wrath of the mountain god?"
"How do you know in such detail, as if you saw it with your own eyes?"
"Haha...... This one...... I can't say this, I can't say it, anyway, I'm not talking nonsense. β
"Without evidence, even if you are talking nonsense, we don't know. β
"Hehe, believe it or not, I still have a piece of gossip, do you want to hear it?"
"What nonsense, if you have something to say, say it quickly. β
"Hey......
"Boss, give him another glass of rye wine, it's still mine. β
"It's still a brother who is arrogant, I heard that our city lord is talking about the merger of the Eternal Night Group Army. β
"I thought why the news was so exciting! How fresh this is, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is an inevitable trend, the barbarians will force us into a mess, the people are panicked, and the Eternal Night Group Army will destroy them with a backhand, the strength of the two sides is not obvious? β
"For the sake of rye wine, I will reveal a little more truth to you, I heard that the Eternal Night Group Army is very short of manpower, as long as the legs and feet are diligent, you can mix two meals a day, if you can join the main army, it will be even more terrible, three meals a day, there are eggs and meat in one meal, a week in a row, without repeating the same, you have already made plans. β
"Really, it's fake? The treatment is so good, even those leaders don't have this life, right?"
"Believe it or not, I gave the news anyway, so it's always right to prepare early. β
When the news came back that the mountain Kentana barbarians had been completely annihilated and captured by the Eternal Night Army, the entire Four Waters City was boiling, and everyone rushed to tell each other.
The streets and alleys were full of voices talking about the Eternal Night Army, especially those mountain people who were driven to Four Waters City by the mountain Kentana barbarians like ducks, and they were grateful and admired, they had witnessed the strength and ferocity of the mountain Kentana barbarians, and knew what kind of terrifying enemy the Eternal Night Army was facing.
In the face of such an enemy, the Eternal Night Army not only won, but also completely won, how strong does the Eternal Night Army have to be?
Under the guidance of people with good intentions, all the remarks were turned to the Eternal Night Army.
In the eyes of everyone, the merger of the Walled City Alliance into the Eternal Night Group Army is a matter of course, and the trend of the times.
Whoever stands in the way of this general trend is a sinner, a sinner of the whole Andes, and a virtuous man of Gegilde.
This trend of public opinion has directly affected the situation on the negotiating table.
After witnessing the horrific scene, Ben Hebrew hurried back to the city of Four Waters to meet with Sean, the supreme commander of the Eternal Night Army, to discuss the future of the relationship between the two sides.
The Walled City Alliance will definitely not be able to keep it, but if the Eternal Night Group Army wants to swallow the Walled City Alliance bloodlessly, it must always make a little concession, at least it belongs to the personal interests of his Hebrew class, and it should be taken care of and retained.
The old fox had wanted to set the tone before the news of the victory returned.
It's just that this time the opponent is also an out-and-out little fox, and before the battle with the barbarians of Kentana in the mountains is not accurate, it is a procrastination, turning over the nonsense of the past, and not giving an accurate response.
When the dust settled on the front line, Sean immediately made a small move within the Walled City Alliance, activated all the sentry agents lurking in the Walled City Alliance, and actively created momentum, taking the opportunity to establish a positive image of the Eternal Night Group Army, and put pressure on Ban Hebrew - both sides are going to be one, these people are not yet activated, and when?
Only then did Ben Hebrew know how badly the Walled City Alliance was infiltrated by the Eternal Night Army, and it was not an exaggeration to use a sieve full of holes, and his every move was under the nose of the other party.
This is only actively exposed, who knows how many are stuck in the deepest part of the nail.
Although Ben Hebrew did not meet Sean many times, he was deeply impressed by the steady maturity of this unsmiling young man, and this cultivation was not available to many old foxes who had cultivated for many years.
The opponent is by no means the kind of person who is easily carried away by victory and shows all his hole cards.
But given the complicated relationship between the two sides, there was simply nothing Ben Hebrew could do but turn a blind eye.
"Hereditary fiefdom, it is impossible, the owner only has the right to use the land, there is no land ownership, we can promise that your private property will be protected, but not including land, all the army and slaves must be dismissed, after resettlement, you will pay for the hiring, as long as it does not violate the laws of the Eternal Night Army, we will not interfere. β
Sean is at the negotiating table, and he will not give an inch when it comes to the issue of privilege.
For any force, privilege is the most perishable part, and under the intervention of manpower, the originally inconspicuous privilege will rot into a big hole.
Not to mention the fact that it involves the root of a power - land.
The Byronic League is the best example of this, when the unbridled division of land caused the entire alliance to be divided, and the king's voice was mostly confined to his own territory.
As the regent princess, Sophia has only a handful of things that can be directly decided, and she must go through various rights and interests games, and Sean feels aggrieved for her.
The reason for this is due to land ownership.
Sophia is aware of the problem and wants to take it back, but there is a lot of resistanceβa collective blockade from the gainers.
As we have learned, Sean is by no means ambiguous on this issue.
"I can do without a hereditary fiefdom, and I can go into hiding, but Brann wants to join the Eternal Night Army, and at least join the Military Staff. Ben Hebrew had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.
A long time ago, he had carefully studied the policies of the Eternal Night Army, and knew that the possibility of trying to win a hereditary fief from it was very small, and even Sean, the supreme ruler, had to pay taxes on time, which showed that they were taboo about privilege.
Ben Hebrew really wanted a hereditary fiefdom, and it was just a temptation.
"I reiterate once again the program and belief of our Eternal Night Army, since anyone who joins the Eternal Night Army, we will treat everyone equally, and the opportunities we have are the same, as long as you have the ability, you can run for any position, we will not deliberately suppress it, nor will we deliberately take care of it, if Mr. Brann wants to join the military staff of the Eternal Night Army, I can only give him a chance to take the examination and select, whether he can join or not, it depends on his own ability. β
Sean still refused to let go, joking, the Military Staff Department is the core department of the Eternal Night Army, not only the level of secrecy is high enough, but most importantly, it involves strategic planning, which is directly related to the lives of countless soldiers, how can it be indiscriminate?
And if you want to join, in addition to ability, you also need to prove your loyalty.
Sean will not open this opening at will and destroy his foundation.
"Your Excellency's principled strength is admirable, and my Hebrew son does not need to be privileged, you just need to give him a chance to compete fairly, and whether he can join or not depends entirely on his own ability. β
In front of the powerful Sean, Ben Hebrew can only retreat again and again, who puts them at an absolute military disadvantage.
This is what the weak country has no diplomacy to say.
The peaceful annexation of the Walled City Alliance is not a sign of an agreement, the Walled City Alliance is a member of the Eternal Night Group Army.
The defense zone of the Eternal Night Army did not change much.
In the eyes of the Eternal Night Group Army, as long as they have not accepted their reorganization and integration, they are all potential supernumerary personnel, especially Sishui City, which now has a population of nearly 300,000, of which 70,000 or 80,000 are war refugees, and they have nothing in their hands.
Originally, they were a burden on the Walled City Alliance, but now they have become a burden on the Eternal Night Army.
They were also one of the main factors that facilitated Ben Hebrew's decision as soon as possible, the city of Four Waters was now an active volcano that was on the verge of eruption, and in order to delay the pace of the mountain Kentana barbarians, more than half of the elite in his hands had been lost, and his control had been weakened to the extreme.
If these mountain people, who are usually silent and allowed to be oppressed by them, if they can't even see any hope of survival, they will turn into mobs, become the most terrifying man-eating beasts in the world, and be the first to eat the Hebrews of Taban, and the entire city of Four Waters will be in ruins.
How to get them through this winter is the first priority, and the first condition for peaceful annexation.
Even if there is no prerequisite for peaceful annexation, the Eternal Night Army is more than willing to take on this burden.
For Four Water City, this burden is a pure burden, but for the Eternal Night Army, it is a happy burden.
This burden will indeed make it difficult for them to endure the next year, but once they get through it, it will be a spring blossom and become an accelerant for the rapid development of the Eternal Night Group Army.
Dealing with refugees, the Eternal Night Army is familiar with the road.
Cash-for-work is a very mature means of disaster relief.
It can not only give those mountain people the opportunity and hope to survive, but also maximize the benefits, and will not raise a group of lazy moths.
Although winter is not a good construction season, some preparations can still be done in advance.
Because of the beast mutation incident, the Eternal Night Army has long been prepared to receive a large number of refugees, although the number of war refugees in Four Waters City is relatively large, exceeding the initial budget of the Eternal Night Army, but Lele Belt, can still survive.
"This is the gathering point of the Fourth Corps of the First Army of the Eternal Night Group Army, please get the pine stick with me, don't mess up, take the family as a unit, there are those who have mobility difficulties, those who are unwell, inform them in advance, and their respective luggage, all those who can be streamlined are streamlined, we have prepared the most basic survival materials at the destination, which can ensure that you can last until the beginning of spring next year. β
"Please let me check your package, what are you doing with so much wood? I know this is high-grade paulownia wood, but we have to drive more than 400 kilometers of mountain roads, and you are going to carry it all the way? I can exhaust you to death in half a way, hasn't someone already told you that these bulky items are not allowed to be carried!"
"Hurry up to the material exchange point, exchange vouchers, after arriving at the destination, whether you choose to exchange equivalent items, or other materials, they are all easy to use, and food, the number of people each person carry-on, are not allowed to exceed five pounds, all the excess is exchanged for vouchers, rest assured, supply points have been prepared along the way, to ensure that you will not go hungry, this is free, do you want to eat your own food?"
"What? It's just a wooden card? If you have the endorsement of the Eternal Night Army, it's not a wooden card, but real money, and the Eternal Night Army will still covet your little property?"
"For us, you and your family are the most valuable assets, the cornerstone of our development and growth, how short-sighted do we have to be to dig the cornerstone of ourselves? If we are really so short-sighted, can we grow to this extent?"
"What's more, I will walk with you all the way, to the destination, can't exchange the materials, look for me, I will pay out of my own pocket, make up for your loss, after getting the exchange voucher, remember to go to me to register and make a record, to prevent loss on the road. β
"If there are no other problems, let's start the roll call, one hundred and twenty, one hundred and twenty, very good, I think we have reached a consensus, this is a good start, and in addition to that, we have three supernumerary personnel, three mountain Kentana barbarians, who will be on our way with us. β
"You'd better restrain your hostile attitude, the war is over, the crimes they committed in the war will be repaid with practical actions, now is the beginning, they are strong, you should know that our Eternal Night Army has no way to send so many people to escort, and the beasts in the mountains have been behaving very abnormally recently, they will be our most basic force guarantee. β
"As for whether they will mess around, don't worry about this, although these barbarians don't have a good temper, but they attach much more importance to their clan and clansmen than their own lives, if they don't want to implicate their own people, they won't mess around, of course, this does not include your initiative to provoke. β
"Keep in formation, let's get out of the way, get to the destination early, start a new life early, believe me, life there is definitely better than before, today's long journey, in exchange for a better future, is a very good deal, you will be glad for today's choice in the future." β