VII. The cruelty of war
Early the next morning, Li Xi went out with the army, and the rest of the town's spare manpower was also reclaimed. In accordance with the instructions of His Majesty, we must take the road of sustainable development, correctly handle the interrelationship between robbery and self-development, and not waste food because of choking! We must not just grab without planting! Complete the coordination between current development and future development, and realize the idea of balanced and sustainable development!
The utter nonsense made everyone understand that robbery is also an important event, not to mention that the object is still the rat man who has repeatedly invaded. What made the residents even more enthusiastic was that each household could get 40 acres of land reclaimed this time, which was a gift from His Majesty!
Anyway, there is a lot of wasteland here, and there are more than 20 square kilometers of land that has been improved, and there are more than 20,000 acres of grassland and hills, mountains, etc., as long as you get through this section, you don't have to worry too much about food problems in the future.
Before they knew it, Li Xi and the others had come to the vicinity of the iron mine, and the scattered sentries had also returned. At the time of the earlier victory, Li Xi had already arranged for men to follow him, and several strongholds of the nezumi had also been confirmed, waiting to lead the army to kill them.
"Your Majesty, the closest to me is the Rashid tribe, the first tribe to come into conflict with us, whose stronghold is about six kilometers northeast of the iron mines, next to a dense forest. The other three are a little further away, almost ten kilometers to the north. ”
After hearing this, Li Xi fell into deep thought, which one to fight first? Or divide the troops and advance suddenly? Unfortunately, the main force was only 160 long-haired sergeants and javelin sergeants, and the others were only militiamen, and he was afraid that they would not be able to rely on them if he rashly divided the troops! After thinking about it, Li Xi still decided to act together, but the route changed.
"Report on! The whole army is speeding up its march north! Strive to arrive within one hour!"
Patos understood his intentions after a little thought, and although it was only a simple arrangement, it was indeed the best choice, so he carried out the order without objection, and then the army turned to the north and advanced rapidly.
It's just that the speed of the march without horses is really not flattering, and it didn't arrive at the expected time in the end, but Li Xi has no better way, who calls the quality of the troops not high enough, let alone maintain combat strength, just let it go.
The three tribes in the distance did not notice the danger coming, and after a night of panic, the tension finally eased, but the sadness did not go away. Several chiefs also quarreled all night, accusing each other of fleeing first, ignoring the bad behavior of their allies, they quarreled for a long time and nothing was resolved, and then looked at the clansmen who were crying wolves and wolves, and the depression in their hearts was completely nowhere to vent, so they could only continue to scold their brothers. To put it bluntly, it is three tribes, in fact, it is just three brothers who share the inheritance of their father, and the twists and turns can refer to the ancient drama of many sons and heirs, but the content is not so rich. In the end, limited to insufficient IQ and insufficient means, the three of them actually separated peacefully, and split a fairly powerful tribe into three. Of course, this kind of history is not something that Li Xi will care about, but he is just curious why he is so close.
Looking at a mess like a slum, Li Xi is also drunk, just such a good thing, and dare to provoke Lao Tzu? Don't you know that Ma Wangye has three eyes? I will kill you in minutes!
Then the battle began naturally, and there was no need to spend much pen and ink, anyway, a group of strong men rushed over fiercely, and when they saw the rats, they cut them without leaving them alive, which was a meritorious value, and they couldn't be wasted! Besides, they were all lowly rat people, and they didn't feel distressed when they were killed. So it didn't take much effort, and the rat men who had long lost their courage scattered and fled, and many died under the knife.
The already dilapidated stronghold was covered with a bright red coat, and thick blood gathered on the dark black soil, and the corpses all over the ground made this place extremely hideous. The wailing nezumi were just corpses in their cold eyes, and the expressionless warriors were reaping the remnants of life like a grim reaper.
Finally, a pleading look looked at the approaching militiaman, dragging his injured thigh and moving away from the approaching demon. He was just a submissive rat man in the tribe, he didn't harm people and didn't have the guts, he didn't know why humans came to slaughter them, he was scared and helpless, he didn't want to die.
The young soldier hesitated, obedience was the rule of his soldiers, but did the weak nezumi in front of him really need to be slaughtered? He felt cruel, he didn't understand why. It was just a scream that broke his thinking, and a long sword had already pierced into the body of the rat man, looking at the desperate eyes, the young soldier was confused!
"Order! You bastard! This is the battlefield!" the captain yelled at the soldier who was still in a daze, he really wanted to say that you were just a piece of shit! You were giving up your life!
The sweep was still going on, and Li Xi, who was originally relaxed, gradually became serious, and he just stood aside, watching the tragedy unfolding in front of him. He gave the order, he demanded the massacre, but was all this really supposed to happen?
Li Xi regretted it, he felt guilty.
In the face of the news of the massacre of civilians, Li Xi would lash out and criticize the bad behavior of the US imperialists. And now, he has become an executioner, doing hateful sins.
"Am I wrong?" Li muttered to the sky.
"War unleashes our sins, and military law binds this vicious dog. So they can be a heinous bloody destruction, or an invincible banner of glory. Maybe there is no difference in combat power, the difference is only in people's hearts. ”
Patos, a taciturn shadow-like deputy, slowly guided Li Xi and watched him grow gradually. He is like Li Xi's mentor, and he has imperceptibly made Li Xi understand many things. The self that led his people to glory also became the source of evil. Wrong and right? There is no answer. Yes or no?
"Just put the food away. If you can save it, you should treat it as a slave, and kill those who resist, and tell them to move faster. Looking at Lixi, who turned around and left, Patos smiled with relief.
Time had inadvertently slipped away, and the entire tribe had been reduced to ruins, and all the corpses had been gathered and burned clean. Although the atmosphere was a little depressing, the addition of 2550 merit points made Li Xi happy. At present, the merit value is 3550, the total experience is 35.5, and there is still 364.5 upgrades left, and when the last tribe is destroyed, how to use it is planned. However, the most important grain of this trip was not harvested much, looking at these 5 or 6 tons of extremely poor quality old rice, Li Xi's brain was in pain, and he even lost interest in the mountains of money, and it was useless to have no food and money!
At the same time, the Rashid tribe on the other side had already existed in name only, and Rashid VIII fled to the royal court on the day he returned, taking his money and few guards with him. The remaining civilians also fled for their lives, leaving only some of the old, weak, sick and disabled waiting to die. Priest Otero did not leave, he was too old to run, looking at this ancestral land of the Rashid tribe, as a representative of the tribe, he could not give up the glory of the tribe, death was not terrible, what was terrible was that he could not face death, so he sat there quietly, waiting for the arrival of Li Xi.
His apprentices did not leave, and most of the nezumi who remained behind were also scholars, waiting for the trial with the same mood as Otero. So when our great Majesty Li Xi arrived, he was completely confused by the scene in front of him, is this old people's association? But this tribe is also eye-catching, not as dirty as before, and the layout is also well organized, is it a powerful tribe?
Li Xi looked at the nezumi in front of him suspiciously and asked, "You chieftain ran away, so why are you still here?"
"Your Majesty, we are just a group of old men and scholars, and we have not participated in any wars, because this is our homeland, and it is our long-cherished wish to die here. But before you die, please forgive the sins of the tribe, who are just a bunch of poor people. Otero replied in a deep voice, there was no fear of death, only calm as water.
"WHAT?SCHOLARS?OR A BUNCH?ARE YOU TEASING ME?" LI XI SEEMED TO HEAR A JOKE, JUST LOOKING AT THE SERIOUS RATS, LI XI RAISED HIS EYEBROWS AND ASKED: "STUDY WHAT? HISTORY, ASTRONOMY, GEOGRAPHY, OR HUMAN HYGIENE?"
"Slightly involved, slightly involved. Otero replied modestly.
I'm really talented! Take it away! Take it all away! These natives are all treasures, and this is the best way for Li Xi to understand the world. Since the crossing, Li Xi has always known very little about the situation in this place, and the system has not been able to give much information, and he has not been able to find any trace of human beings. An unfamiliar environment means unknown dangers, and if you want to control your own destiny, you must stifle all threats in advance.
With the looted food and money, Li Xi returned triumphantly with a group of old, weak, sick and disabled. During the casual conversation, Li Xi learned that the west coast where he was located was the most barren and backward area in the entire Sardinian Peninsula, with an area of more than 200 square kilometers, except for these four tribes, only wild beasts and some cavemen remained. The only remaining food was grown by the cavemen, who relied on the force of the ratmen to fight the scattered beasts, which was a cooperative relationship for the benefit of others and themselves. It's just that over time, the cavemen became slaves, because they were too timid and extremely weak. But the damage to the land and water quality here is too serious, so they will start Li Xi's idea when they lack food, but they didn't expect the result to be unexpected.
Otero also answered the question of human beings, this land did belong to human beings thousands of years ago, but it was destroyed for some reason. Moreover, the area covered by the nezumi is only two-fifths of the peninsula, and most of them are concentrated in the area west of the central region, and further east is the kobold's sphere of influence, and the relationship with the nezumi royal court is tense, and there are often wars. According to them, there are still humans in the area where the peninsula connects to the mainland, but the rats have never been there, so they don't know much about it.