Li Feiyan did not have anything special in Wang Ziming's system soldiers, and the reason why he was remembered by Wang Ziming and got special protection and captain position in later battles was just that Li Feiyan was the first to report to Wang Ziming.

In fact, compared with other third-order swordsmen, Li Feiyan has neither a combat power bonus nor a command talent, and Li Feiyan's status comes from Wang Ziming's promotion.

Therefore, when Li Feiyan died, the system did not give any hints, but the number of swordsmen on Wang Ziming's personal panel was one less, which was no different from the death of an ordinary third-order swordsman.

So it wasn't until Wang Ziming led the main army to Polotsk City that he found that Li Feiyan, who led the team this time, had been killed!

In addition to Li Feiyan, more than two-thirds of the Swedish pistols were killed under the attack of wave after wave of Polotsk defenders!

Although the Swedish pistols are very strong, they can't stand the many defenders in Polotsk.

After getting through the initial panic, more and more Polotsk defenders drove out of the barracks in the city and attacked the Swedish pistols at the city gate, although the vast majority of the defenders were Polish troops of the 1st and 2nd ranks, but the vast majority of these Polish troops used muskets, and under the array of guns, the Swedish pistols could not bear the armor no matter how good they were......

Fortunately, this group of Swedish pistols is a 4th order, and their morale will never be beaten into a blank strip, and every time a large number of defenders gather on the main road of the city gate, they will launch a decisive charge and crush the defenders of Polotsk at the cost of some casualties.

In the continuous rout battle, time was successfully delayed, and Wang Ziming's main force was waited.

After Wang Ziming's main force arrived, hundreds of heavily armed Swedish pistols roared into the gate and directly killed them, and the Polotsk defenders who were besieging the city gate by relying on the buildings on the main road were suddenly rushed by hundreds of 4th-order Swedish pistols!

As a result, a large number of defenders of the 1st and 2nd orders in Polotsk City collapsed one after another, and with a large number of senior Swedish town militias following closely behind, the defenders of Polotsk even lost their last strength advantage!

When the town center of Polotsk was breached, Wang Ziming's consciousness suddenly received a series of system prompts.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully conquering a Polish town of Polotsk, you have officially declared war on the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, and now you can choose the following:

1. Peaceful occupation: If you want to occupy the town permanently in your own name, you can choose this way, but since you are an outsider, you will not be recognized by the people of Polotsk, once you choose to occupy it peacefully, there will be several small groups of Polotsk rebels (hundreds of low-ranking soldiers) around the town of Polotsk to oppose your rule, and they are always ready to retake the town of Polotsk.

Note that due to the scattered size and lack of strength of the rebels, eliminating small groups of rebels will not yield any commander benefits.

Once you have peacefully occupied Polotsk and established your rule in your own name, you can recruit Polish troops from Polotsk for Magic Stones in Polotsk towns at a price comparable to that of mercenary camps in various countries, and all but Tier 1 troops will be paid a fixed salary, which is the same as the mercenary's salary.

Because although you occupy and rule the town, the de jure ruler of the town, the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, has not fallen, so you can only occupy it in the name of a rebel and will not receive any benefits for recruitment.

Polotsk towns cannot recruit Tier 4 Premium troops.

For each month you occupy a town in Polotsk, you can get a different amount of taxes, the amount of which depends on the proportion of taxes you set for Polotsk, and the tax exemption will gain the favorability of the inhabitants of Polotsk, and slowly accumulate to gain their support.

Normal taxation is disgusting to the inhabitants of Polotsk, who do not like to pay taxes to a rebel leader, who are simply afraid of the army in your hands.

Heavy taxes can greatly increase the amount of taxes, but each time a heavy tax is levied, it will provoke a rebellion among the inhabitants of Polotsk, and a random number of Polotsk rebels of different sizes will appear outside the towns of Polotsk, and the number of rebels will not exceed 10,000 people, and they will not be rewarded with commander value after being eliminated.

After all, the rebels are all low-level soldiers.

Friendly reminder: If you don't choose the tax exemption policy, even if you charge the minimum amount of normal taxes, there is a certain probability of triggering the Polotsk uprising over time, unless you capture the four main cities of the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, completely eliminate the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania and replace them with legitimacy!

Before you gain legitimacy, you need to be on guard against rebels and uprisings in Polotsk towns, and leave a large number of garrisons to bomb the inhabitants of Polotsk towns, and if the garrison is not enough, the inhabitants of Polotsk towns will immediately revolt out of your control.

This is also the reason why rebel leaders rarely choose peaceful occupation, and they are naturally hated by the population of the occupied towns.

2. Liberation: You can choose to liberate the towns of Polotsk and help them form their own city-state regime, so that the people of Polotsk can gain true independence from the control of the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania.

After choosing liberation, you and the Polotsk city-state will become equal allies, and the Polotsk city-state will take the initiative to send a Polotsk regiment of about 1,000 people to fight for you in order to express its gratitude for your liberation, but you have to afford the salary of this corps.

Once this Polotsk regiment is completely destroyed, the Polotsk city-state will be disconnected from your allies, and there is a high probability that the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania will return to the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania as your enemy again due to coercion or political means.

Friendly reminder: this option allows you to instantly have an extra army of 1,000 people, the alliance is only on the surface, the liberated Polotsk city-state is not your vassal, and there is no obligation to support your war against the United Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania, they will not even declare war on the United Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania!

The thousand-strong army also joins your team as mercenaries.

3. Massacre: This is a choice that any sane rebel leader would make, knowing full well that they will not be able to establish a legitimate and effective rule in Polish towns, and that forcible occupation will only face endless rebellions by the local population.

Of course, it is also possible to slowly win the hearts of the local people in a tax-free way, but the premise is that a large amount of money is needed to maintain the consumption of the garrison!

No sane person would afford a town that has no profit and is upside down! 】

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