Chapter 643: Handover
Although they have not fought hard for so long, their long-term perseverance is often more poignant.
They have been here for seven years now, although they are not the first batch of soldiers to stick here, but there are some veterans at the beginning, and the group of soldiers in front of them is the first part of the soldiers stationed here, which means that they have left their hometown for seven years.
In the past seven years, apart from one letter per month, there has been no communication with my family.
They don't know most of the things at home, except that their families are still living well, they don't know anything about the family.
People are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless, and the soldiers here can not miss home, but they know that the responsibility on their shoulders is very heavy.
Not only was it financially transfusing for the newly established kingdom, but it was also transporting a large amount of labor to the kingdom.
The Duchy of Maineke was indeed very important to the Kingdom of Lorik, which was able to provide the kingdom with 1 million silver coins per year, as well as more than 20,000 orc slaves per year.
This made the rapid development of the Kingdom of Lorik not affect the peaceful life of the people at the bottom, otherwise, William's large-scale construction would definitely have to mobilize the inhabitants of the kingdom.
The opposite is the weakening of other capabilities.
Agriculture and handicrafts will certainly be hit hard by the reduction of the labor force.
What's more, the Principality of Mainek is immigrating to the Kingdom of Lorik every year, although the number is not large every year, only about 10,000, but I have to admit that this is also strengthening the country's strength.
Shouldering such a heavy responsibility, they are extremely loyal to William, of course, they have no complaints, only some longing for their hometown.
This time, however, William was going to transfer them back, with a division of royal infantry, a wing of Iron Cross Knights, and a division of archers and crossbowmen.
These troops were almost sufficient, so the soldiers stationed here would return to the kingdom of Lorik on the ships they had come.
Of course, it would be nice to have some soldiers who were familiar with the place left, so William asked Delseth to mobilize the soldiers to stay voluntarily.
Of course, it was all up to the soldiers' volition.
These were all afterthoughts, and when these royal infantry saw the ships from the kingdom, they immediately welcomed them excitedly.
"Hello! I am an officer of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division of the Royal Family of the Kingdom of Lorik, and on behalf of all the soldiers stationed in the Principality of Mainek, I would like to welcome you to you! ”
"Hello! We are stationed here with the new governor Delseth, and we have a large number of sea ships behind us, accompanied by a royal infantry division, an archer division, and a wing of the Iron Cross Knights. ”
When the captain heard this, he immediately gave a military salute, and then said, "I understand, I will inform my boss immediately, please wait a moment!" ”
When they reported the news of the arrival of the kingdom layer by layer, the entire garrison was boiling.
The person in charge of affairs here for the time being immediately sent someone to prepare a large number of sea ships, ready to welcome Delceth and the others to the shore.
Hundreds of small boats were at full power, and they began to transport the soldiers and horses on the ships of the sea.
After a busy day, they finally transported all the soldiers ashore.
Delseth looked at the land and couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement in his heart.
Although it is not his hometown, it is the same land.
He knew that he was not far from the great cause of restoration, and the kingdom of Senmoril was not very far from the principality of Maineke.
If you really want to send troops, it will only take more than half a month to arrive.
However, he knew that it was not yet time, and William had not yet clearly stated the date for his return to the capital.
So the only thing he can do now is to make a good elite Principality of Mainek this colony, and expand the territory as much as possible, and transfuse as much blood as possible for the Kingdom of Lorik.
Only in this way, if William is satisfied, can he have any hope of recovering the country.
"Hello, honorable Governor, I am the civil officer of the port appointed by the former Governor Baron Nell, please give your order, and I will strictly carry it out!"
Delceth had already entered the entire port, but the capital of the Principality of Maineke was about two days away from this port, and he would not be able to reach the capital of the Principality of Maineke until two days later.
The soldiers were ordered to rest in place for the night, and the next morning, Delces followed the civil officer to the capital of the Duchy of Maineke.
Along the way, all the residents saw this team with a look of surprise and admiration.
Although they had never seen elite anomalous royal infantry before, they had never seen such a scale.
It was a shocking sight for more than 7,000 regular troops to walk together, and the residents on both sides of the road fell to their knees to show respect for the royal infantry.
The army crossed the border without disturbing the inhabitants, and the mighty army passed by with an unusually powerful Iron Cross, letting everyone know the strength of the royal infantry.
And just like that, two days later, they finally arrived at the capital of the Duchy of Maineke, outside which was greeted by a group of residents who greeted Delceth.
They looked at the incoming troops with anticipation and admiration.
The walls of the capital are also topped with gold-trimmed iron crosses to declare their belonging.
A grand welcome ceremony took place in the halls of the main castle, and Delceth was dressed in a splendid aristocratic robe with the Earl's crown on his head.
He was already an earl canonized by William at this time, and his noble status made the nobles who attended this welcoming ceremony extremely respectful of Delseth.
Of course, in addition to being an earl, he also has the right to be a governor.
"Distinguished guests!" Delseth looked at the noble guests below and said, "Thank you very much for being able to prepare this welcome ceremony for me!" ”
"You're welcome, Lord Governor!"
"Your Majesty, your presence has made us shine!"
There are probably more than a hundred of these people who came, and some of them have aristocratic status, in addition to holding the identity of nobles, there are also a group of squires and low-level nobles.
After all, there are not so many nobles in the entire Principality of Mainek, and their arrival is also a sign that they welcome the arrival of this governor.
Don't look at the fact that the governor really has to rely on them many times, but everyone knows that if the governor really has that mind, no one can withstand the thunderous blow of the royal infantry.
Not to mention the new governor in front of him, who brought more troops, so they have a lot of respect for Delseth.
With this welcoming ceremony, Delceth officially asserted his presence and established himself as an authority in the Duchy of Maineke.