Chapter 110: Clear Fields (Part II)
"My lord, what is written in the letter?" asked Viscount Cooper's political officer curiously.
"Nothing, don't ask what you shouldn't. Viscount Kuber shook his head and said in a cold voice.
The administrative officer was bored with himself, and retreated to the side, and the financial officer next to him laughed and mocked the administrative officer who went up to talk.
"Hall, huh? Please make another trip and tell Your Highness that Cooper will do as he instructs, and that the evacuation will be completed this afternoon. ”
Viscount Cooper pulled a stiff smile and patted Hale on the shoulder.
"No problem, Lord Cooper. ”
Hall gave another military salute, turned and rode north.
Viscount Cooper gave Hall a military salute in the same way, and then watched him go.
"Walker! Order, all the civilians pack up and gather in the central square within three hours!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Levante! You take someone to load all the valuables in the city, and do it in three hours! Quickly! If you can't load it, burn it, and don't leave anything for the enemy. ”
"Yes, sir!"
"Cyril, you divide your troops into three teams, one to maintain order, one to cover the evacuation of civilians, and one to set fire to the town of Fam, including our warehouses and fields, when the people have evacuated. ”
"Yes...... Are you sure?!Your Excellency?" Defense Officer Cyril was shocked, "Burn down the whole of Fam Town?"
"Yes, my lord!" Walker, the official and Levante, the treasurer, who had always been at odds, also said in the same tone at this time.
"We're just taking the protection of Prince Murphy, we're going to be back after the war! there's no need to burn down the town, or we'll have to spend money to rebuild it!"
"Needless to say, this is the order of His Royal Highness the Prince!No disobedience!" Viscount Kuber put his hands behind his back and sighed: "Moreover, I am now a vassal of His Highness Murphy, and I should do what His Highness wants, and I have agreed to his request and sold the land to him." ”
"But ......"
"No, do as you are told!" said Viscount Cooper as he turned his head and said solemnly.
The three of them glanced at each other, and they all saw helplessness in each other's eyes, no way, the territory is still the territory of the viscount, and they can't change anything.
Viscount Cooper looked at the words on the paper again, rolled them up and stuffed them back into the letterbox.
"Is it a strong wall, Your Highness is really courageous!"
Viscount Kuber muttered silently the contents of the letter, although it was only a short line, but it still revealed His Highness's determination.
Don't underestimate the mobilization ability of the old system, although it is much worse than that of modern times, but it can mobilize nearly 10,000 people in three hours by relying on coercion and inducement.
Viscount Cooper stood on a high platform in the town square, looking down at the people below.
"I know! Ever since His Royal Highness the Prince's reforms, you have always wanted me to step down! Now I am satisfied with you, and in a week you will be your direct lord!
"Listen to me now! We're going to Remloth Fort to escape the war! In order to keep our homeland from falling into the hands of the enemy, Your Highness has decided to burn down the entire town of Fam! Don't question this decision, Your Highness will give you a new place to live!"
It was like an explosion at the bottom, and everyone had a heated discussion.
"What did the lord just say? he won't be our lord in the future?"
"But I'm not going to burn down our house......"
"Cheer up, do you want to stay at home, and then be strangled by the neck and hung on the gallows by the rebels?"
"Everyone, be quiet!" was Viscount Cooper's voice, and when the crowd had quieted down, Viscount Cooper continued.
"Guards! Let's go!"
After Viscount Kuber said this, he withdrew to the side.
Several guards walked to the large warehouse opposite the square, opened a wooden barrel, poured the black oil from the barrel into the corner of the large warehouse, and then set the large warehouse on fire with torches in full view of everyone.
The large warehouse was ignited, the sky-high fire, the billowing smoke, this large warehouse that has seen decades of ups and downs has become history.
"This is where most of our food from Fam is stored, but we can't move it, we have to destroy it. And the smoke of the warehouse and the fire that is difficult to extinguish have burned our past and cut off our way out. Let's go! Let's go! Go to Remlos Castle!"
Viscount Kuber's voice, accompanied by the skyrocketing firelight, left a deep impression on everyone's mind and lingered.
"Let's go, let's go, first team, first team! Come here!"
"Second team follow!
"The emir's troops are in charge of breaking the rear!
Hundreds of soldiers in the town of Fam, at the behest of Viscount Kuber, organized the orderly evacuation of the masses.
This also happened in several affiliated villages in Fam Town, the villages were not fenced, so the territory of those barons was not small, and corpses could be seen everywhere, and they couldn't wait to move out of the territory.
After receiving the policy of "clearing the wilderness" from Viscount Kubo, he burned down the village uniformly, taking only the people and valuables with them.
The long queue lined up from the gate of Fam Town to the checkpoint at the South Gate Pass, and the speed was naturally much slower because it could only walk along the main road.
Fortunately, the speed of passing people at the checkpoint is very fast, just put your hand on the heart stone made by Carolen, ask a few random questions, and those low-level disguises and lies will be seen.
As for those high-level spies, there is a boring boss Carolin in the city! Monitoring the thinking of those who enter the city is naturally not a problem.
Before dark, the sun was still shining on the ground with half of his face shining on the earth, and all the civilians in Fam Town and its affiliated villages, nearly 20,000 people, were all moved to a safe area!
But it also paid the price for the death of six fighters, and their families will get their due pensions!
"A whole glass, Lord Viscount?"
Just as Viscount Kuber was holding on to the firing port of the fortress and looking south at his fiery territory, Knight Colin walked in with two large glasses of ale.
"Thank you. ”
Viscount Cooper took the ale, took a sip of it, and then smacked his lips, his eyes still a little gloomy.
"Tonight, what a bright light!" said Knight Colin as he looked at the burning town of Fam in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh twice.
"Mock me if you want to mock me. I'm a failure. Viscount Kuber poured another sip of ale, "I was going to deal with His Highness Murphy and transferred the whole family to Crescent City, my wife Diana, my son Matthew, and most of my family property! ”
"If you want me to say, you are doing it yourself, acting according to His Highness's reforms, why do you have today, and in this new rule, you may be able to get more!" said Knight Colin taunting him madly with the strength of his wine.
"Yes, I just did it to myself, and I ended up in this field. Viscount Cooper raised his glass, "Come on! let's raise a glass to this fool who doesn't know the times!"
"Cheers!
The two clinked glasses, and a large glass of ale poured into their stomachs.
Remloth Castle and his vassals, who could have been in conflict and a civil war, solved their biggest problem because the rebels conquered Crescent City.
For the new party led by Murphy, the old guard led by Viscount Cooper is much more difficult to deal with than the million rebels.
Perhaps, Murphy would like to thank the enemies who came at him, who helped him solve his biggest problem!