Chapter 67: The Conferment of Military Merit (I)
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Winston Winston Suduri's head of the city, with his hand on the crystal snowflakes falling from the sky, his eyes flashed with joy.
Because of the fall of Suduri and the continuous sneak attacks of adventurers, Saigal's army finally ushered in the dilemma of running out of military rations, but the heavy snow sent them a fatal blow.
When the first snowflakes fell, the end was already sealed, and Segar's army went crazy, sneaking out of the barracks and looting the clothes of civilians to protect them from the cold.
When such things become a norm with the tacit approval of the top brass, the military loses its discipline and blood as a soldier. Finally, one night, Aled and the Knights of the Wind launched an assault on Segar's military camp.
Things went well, and the scattered military discipline made Seqal's army unvigilant, and the whole army was defeated in the first battle, only Alva broke out of the siege with his own soldiers and fled back to Segar from the trail.
After this war, Winston's heart changed slightly, and instead of vainly trying to garrison him with loyal generals, he took the ambitious Copson as the lord of Suduri.
After putting the shackles on him through various means, Winston finally loosened the chains of the hungry tiger, believing that with his ability, Suduri should not make too many waves.
Leaving Suduri, Winston set out on his way back to Fort Ironpeak. After the baptism of war, the remnants of bricks and tiles, scorched earth and wasteland are all over, like a barren land.
Winston is not worried, and with the allure of the New Deal, it will soon be back to life.
Aled had already led his army on the wide cobblestone avenue, which Winston had built for the caravan, and had just left rammed earth, and had already returned with a smooth road.
"I've seen the lord!"
On formal occasions, Aled always observed the etiquette of knights and lords, and after many attempts to persuade him to no avail, Winston no longer insisted on it, and stepped forward to help him up, saying, "The teacher is fortunate." ”
After some pleasantries, the two entered Tiefeng Fort together.
Winston was very concerned about why Claudia did not show up, and after rewarding the meritorious general, he escaped from the banquet under the pretext of drunkenness.
Crossing the front yard, Winston searched the place where Claudia frequented, but found nothing.
Confused, Winston let Aletta go, "Good boy, can you take me to Claudia?"
Perhaps because Claudia had taken care of it for a long time, there was an indescribable sense between the two, and no matter where Claudia was, Aletta could always find it. Flapping her wings, Aletta let out a cheerful cry and circled in the air before heading out of the city.
"Isn't it at the castle?"
Jumping onto the wall, Winston quickly followed Aletta's figure.
Out of the castle, Aletta flew into a residential area that Winston had divided into in the early days.
Because of the spread of the war, this place has experienced the looting of the Segar soldiers, and everywhere is a mess, only the leaders are numb to clean up the mess here.
Wars between lords have become a norm on the mainland, and it is a luxury to be able to save their lives under the alliance of soldiers, and the people at the bottom who are the private property of the lords can only bear all this silently.
There was some shame in his heart, and it was undeniable that for the sake of victory, Winston deliberately avoided the suffering inflicted on them.
Taking off the Indira coat of arms, Winston pretended to be an ordinary traveling nobleman and walked the streets. Soon, Claudia's figure appeared in the central square of the residential area.
She led some of the guards at Tiefeng Fort to distribute food and winter supplies to the people. Because of the plundering of Segar, they would not have been able to survive this winter without the funding of Fort Iron Peak.
With a pale tiredness on her beautiful face, Winston stepped forward and silently picked up the bedding that was ready to be distributed.
"Winston!"
Aletta landed on her shoulder to catch Claudia's attention, and she turned her head with surprise and delight on her face.
After handing the quilt to the lord, Winston's right hand affectionately attached to her face: "Go back and rest, just leave it to me here." ”
"I'm fine......"
"Obedient!"
For the first time, Winston rudely interrupted Claudia's words, and gave a tough order to the guards, "Escort Madame back!"
Madam?
This title made Claudia's face blush to the root of her ears, and she returned to Ironpowder Fort with the guards in a daze.
After dealing with the livelihood of the lords this winter, it was already dark, and Winston returned to Iron Peak Fort again.
Sitting behind his desk, Winston struggled to write a new decree.
"Blunt, post this!"
After waiting for a while and not responding, Winston reacted, because of the scarcity of talents, Blount had been left in the position of temporary city lord of Ernaux.
According to the previous election system, he could quickly enrich his military and political institutions, but Winston was unwilling to return the rights that he had finally recovered to the vampire-like aristocracy again.
It was time for the second step of reform, and Winston called, "Come on, go get Mr. Alaide." ”
Aled has always been stationed in the barracks, and the Knights of the Wind are located not far from Ironpeak. Soon, Aled was in Winston's office.
"Winston, you're looking for me?"
Winston got up to greet him, pointed to the chair next to the table, and said, "I'm sorry to call the teacher so late, you can sit first." ”
Alade sat down and said, "Say whatever you need to get me." ”
Winston smiled and said, "Teacher, I'm going to expand the army." ”
Because of the reform of the New Deal, the territory of the British Empire was separated from the military and the peasant, and the professionalization of the military ensured the combat strength of the troops and increased the financial burden.
The First Legion had been stripped of its entire ranks for participating in the rebellion, and the Second Legion had been left to Kainke to guard against orcs after the bloody battle, and it was indeed time to increase the number of troops in the fiefdom of Imtilla.
Aled supported: "I'm going to prepare armor and equipment, as long as the food is sufficient, I believe that the strength of the territory will be restored soon." ”
"Don't worry, teacher, look at this. ”
Winston handed over his newly drafted decree to Alaide.
After reading the decree, Aled asked in amazement, "Do you really want to do this?"
"Yes! Indira is in dire need of talent!"
Winston arrived.
Although the meritocracy system has been reformed, more people are still in the wait-and-see stage, so Winston decided to push it again and completely throw the hereditary official position and aristocracy into the trash.
Winston was to be knighted in the city, and the meritorious generals of all armies had to rush to Iron Peak within three days of receiving the decree. At the same time, in order to appease the emotions of the nobles, Tiefeng Fort will conduct an examination at the same time as the conferment of knighthoods, and select civil officials from among the children of the nobles to enrich the government affairs institutions in various places.
"The approval of military merit will be handed over to the teacher, and as for the civil service examination, I will discuss it with Claudia tomorrow. ”
From Winston's body, Alede seemed to see the dawn of the rise of Indila, "Okay, I'll go back and prepare!"