"Be careful, be careful."

"Slow, slow, slow!"

"Be fucking careful, this piece of wood is much more expensive than your dog's life!"

"If the wood gets stuck in the quicksand, I'll throw you all down and bury you!"

Taking advantage of the low temperatures of the night, the brigade set out from the port of Tripoli to the tribes of Godafi.

Half a company of Knights Hospitallers, and the riders led by Godafi, who had just arrived in the morning, and dozens of slaves who were tied together and dragged along with timber trumped.

Although the old Deverrich shouted cruelly, he knew very well that there was no quicksand on this road that could swallow nearly ten meters of wood, and that the labor force in Tripoli was so valuable that as long as it was not deliberately troublesome, even if he escaped, he would not be immediately executed.

Of course, the necessary punishment is indispensable, and the supply of the soldiers of the Knights Hospitaller is only barely enough, and it is rare to have three meals a day.

Of course, these slaves don't want to be fed,

Most of their wives and daughters were also assigned to the soldiers of the Knights Hospitaller.

It's not a noble thing, but it's an absolutely necessary reward.

The Knight of Cassano actually had limited prestige among the Knights Hospitaller, and although the elder Devrichi was indisputable and Wu Xin was able to control the high-rise buildings very smoothly, Wu Xin had to show his achievements in order to make the rank and file officers and soldiers fully accept his leadership.

Establishing a camel team and stabilizing fishing catches is the one hand that builds prestige, and killing fathers and brothers, plundering wives and daughters is also another hand that must be hard, and if you don't like it, you have to do it.

Wu Xin's policy allowed him to gain the loyalty of the troops, and the number of knights was small, so the trainees who served as squad leaders were assigned female slaves in this round.

Cassano also recorded the soldiers who had shown bravery in the last battle, giving them priority to female slaves.

On the other hand, after taking away the families of these male slaves, Wu Xin did not think that giving them some small favors could buy people's hearts, they were not bought slaves, there was a slave catcher who absorbed most of the hatred as a buffer, Wu Xin could make them obedient through clear rewards and punishments and some Stockholm-style persuasion.

The hatred of these captured slaves will not be extinguished.

Case. You don't have to think about winning and assimilating these slaves, and you don't even have to deliberately keep them half-starved, so that they will be weaker even if they resist.

So Wu Xin accepted the advice of the old Dever Richie and kept pressing. Slaves were squeezed hard.

"Ah!!!!h

Although he was threatened with death, several slaves who were holding on to a pillar suddenly lost their rhythm.

Maybe it's because **'s feet are scratched by sand, maybe it's because I haven't eaten enough for several days, in short. Several slaves tried their best to resist but could not stop the log from erecting and sticking in to the last slave.

Seeing that the log was about to be inserted into the body of their companion, the slaves let out a wail, both in fear of their companion and in fear of the punishment they would receive.

At the last minute, the huge log was kicked up.

The Knight of Cassano appears just in time to save the dying slave.

Several soldiers escorting them also worked together to stabilize the wood again, and the team returned to calm.

Then a female overseer, half-convex and half-concave in her chest, dragged the errant slave out of the ranks, and began to whip mercilessly.

The Cormona clerk was unmoved by the slave's wail. Her wails were not tolerated by the half-ogres, and she would not be tolerated by these infidels.

Wu Xin can come to show mercy, but the position of the builder does not need it.

Another female trainee who lost her arm was assigned a lighter job and stuck to Tripoli in the future, while Colmona, who lost a **, strongly asked to continue to serve Wu Xin.

After some consideration, Wu Xin gave her the job of slave overseer.

Old Deverlich was very satisfied with the assistant that Wu Xin recommended to him, she would not let go of any laziness, and she would not sympathize with any wailing, this is what a good overseer should look like.

He also thanked Cassano, who was frowning a little: "Oops, thanks to you." Knight Cassano, otherwise it would be very troublesome to dig up the logs if they were buried in the sand. ”

"Ho-ho, just do your best." Cassano's body was already uncomfortable. In addition, he had just jumped up from his horse and struck with all his might, so he didn't notice the slightest bit of sharpness in Old Deverich's tone.

Old Deverrich did not say any more, but took a few apprentices of the German group, and gave the slaves another beating, and then announced that they had lost their next meal, which they had been stingy with the extreme.

Cassano was disgusted by the methods of old Deverrich. It's just that Father Erlan supports old Deverrich, so he is alone,

Although Wu Xin was silent, he could see that Wu Xin had actually adopted a supportive attitude.

For the sake of the overall situation, he also chose to remain silent.

But old Deverrich did not think so, and in the course of the battle to exterminate the rival tribe, several of the knights and apprentices of the German-speaking group complained to him about the arrangement of the knights of Cassano, and said that he had given the younger camels to the Italian-speaking group, and the uglier slave-girls to the German-speaking group.

This is not a fair statement, the Knight Cassano has tried his best to be fair, he himself does not want slave girls, nor does he deliberately favor the knights of the Italian group, but conflicts can never be completely avoided by justice.

Because many people's hearts are not square and peaceful.

Old De Vlisch was not a man who harmed the overall situation for the sake of a little spirit, and he did not contribute to this trend at all, and he even severely reprimanded the few grumbling fellows.

At first, he felt that the German group could not compete with the Italian group, the Italian group was more numerous, and the individual strength of the Cassano knight was also overwhelming.

The problem lies with the population provided by the Vienna Regency.

When the Marquis Bazin sent someone to tell him the news, his principle changed completely, and His Royal Highness the Regent of Austria would support Wu Xin, and although Austria was also in dire need of population, he would still provide "thousands" of immigrants to the port of Tripoli in the near future.

De Verrich the Elder knew that he could not fully trust the regent, that Austria was now in dire need of population, and that although further efforts by the Ottoman Empire after the occupation of Buda had been thwarted, both in the direction of Vienna and Transylvania were devastated by war, and that the population needed to be rebuilt.

Based on his knowledge of the regency, the elder De Vrich predicted that the so-called "thousands" would actually barely have a thousand people, but even the entry of nearly a thousand German-speaking residents would be enough to change the political map of Tripoli.

Not to mention that this support also hinted at possible further support from Austria.

Old Devreich's mentality changed suddenly, and a little friction that could have been forgotten became a problem again, although I am indeed pure in heart and desire, and I am not interested in women at all, but why should I ask if I want a slave girl, you don't ask, does it imply that I am old enough to give way?!

The question of how to use slaves, the question of the quality of the house, and the question of the distribution of the spoils of war are inevitably contradictory after all, and even if they want to support each other at the beginning, they will eventually accumulate enough contradictions because of their respective positions.

Wu Xin, who was walking in front of the group, did not know that under the darkness of the night, the temporary harmony within the Tripoli group had come to an end, and he was studying the next action with Godafi.

"Damn, when you've captured enough captives, you've got to build a road first, a real road." The camels under Wu Xin's seat are specially selected, with a gentle personality and a steady pace.

But in the desert, it is inevitable that there is still a deep and shallow road, bumps up and down, coupled with continuous running and lack of rest, which still makes Wu Xin very irritable.

The female knight of Devlich handed the water to Wu Xin,

"Roads are always the best thing, and with them, the horses can run back and forth in a day." Godafi was certainly supportive of building new roads, especially if it didn't cost him money. "Having said that, let's not deal with such a dangerous target this time, let's just deal with a big tribe and catch more slaves at a time."

He had already seen the regular army of the Knights Hospitaller and the strength of Cassano, but he still hoped that Wu Xin would not take too many risks.

Of course, the contradictions between tribes and tribes accumulate more, and Godafy hopes to convince Wu Xin to abandon his original goal and help him settle accounts with a long-time competitor.

"My goals are unchangeable." But Wu Xin had already made a decision, an irrevocable decision. (To be continued.) )