In the eyes of most people, Vincent's decision could not be considered cruel.

In an age when the aristocracy could kill civilians at will without any responsibility, the execution of rebels who attacked the army in accordance with the law would not be considered unreasonable by anyone.

The only person who will feel a little entangled in this move may be the original Teacher Wen himself.

But he also knew very well that he couldn't go back.

Most of the villagers did not feel hurt by this result, but felt a sense of relief as if they had been amnestied.

Only ten people died this time, and the lord's anger was appeased.

Lying to confuse the public, and also deceive the villagers and lords will not crusade against the Liberals in the near future, it is not a pity to die.

This year's tax from the village was handed over to his predecessor by the tax collector at the beginning of the year, and although it was not in Vincent's hands, he only canceled the reduction and did not recollect it like others.

The village became directly under the central government, and the lord appointed the village chief to manage the village, and set the amount of grain and gold coins to be levied, which was actually better than being extorted twice by the nobles and tax collectors.

As for how to ensure that the people in the village obey the management, Vincent has already made plans.

"All those who take the lead in rebelling against the lord, as well as those who join the cult, must be punished, all the money will be confiscated, and the houses, cattle and tools will be distributed to the innocent poor people in the village, and whoever swears allegiance to me to the death can become candidates for the village head and be elected by the villagers."

As soon as they heard that they could divide things, the villagers who were originally afraid and resentful became a lot more honest.

Those who can take the lead in making trouble and joining cults are relatively wealthy and high-status people, and sharing their family property can make others feel much better.

After a simple election, the new head of the village was born.

"You're the new village chief." Vincent said to the newly elected village chief, "It's hard work, and it's going to be hard work to make the village rich, not only to secure taxes, but also to make the village rich." ”

"My lord, it is an honor to be loyal to you. Even if I'm tired and hungry, I won't let your taxes be less. ”

The trusted village chief is a sturdy middle-aged man, who is shrewd and bold at first glance, and looks like a battlefield veteran, and he is not much timid in the face of the demons.

He was chosen not only because of the large number of people who supported him, but because he was locked up for opposition since the cultists appeared.

"Don't worry, I'll send you a deputy to make your job easier."

With a wave of his hand, five or six white spirits of the undead floated from behind him and surrounded the new village chief.

Many people who had never seen the dead were so shocked that they sat on the ground, and the village chief was also shocked enough.

"They were all from the village, killed by tax collectors and cultists, and it seems that many of them were acquaintances of yours," Vincent said to the village chief playfully, "Remember, there are ghosts in the head, and they will tell me whether what you are doing is good or bad." ”

There are not many people in this village who have been unjustly killed, which is one of the reasons why Vincent has raised his hand.

Recruiting law enforcement representatives on the spot to supervise the situation in the village is a method of governance for the demons to benefit without cost.

"In the future, whoever dares to rebel against the territory, who dares to collude with the cult, and who dares to oppress the weak, can tell my appointed law enforcement representative, and I will give you justice." Vincent said to all the villagers, "Next year, I will make the whole territory rich, death or rich, you choose!" ”

Except for the family of the deceased, no one else seems to have any grievances.

Don't dare, don't want to, Vincent doesn't care, at least they should be taught a lesson.

Tomorrow the resident priest of the church will arrive, and the merchants will follow, and the village should soon be stabilized.

By the time the rope rots, most people will forget about tonight.

After recovering the village of Taffe, Vincent continued his march north.

The demons are all nocturnal spirits, and they are energetic at night, which makes Ninia a little unbearable.

"Learn from Sadhaka and Prani, why aren't they sleepy?"

"Master, they don't have to rehearse during the day, they don't have to attack the village, they all sleep in the car......"

"Don't blame the lord for your hard life! Soon the show will start again, pray, and hopefully the striker will give you some work. ”

Vincent's gaze was to the northeast, where the second target of the crusade would be, the village of Dore.

There is a lot of flat land around Silver Dragon Castle, but there are mountainous areas with complex terrain in the distance.

Although there are not many people in the mountainous countryside and they are close to the capital, the terrain here gives the villagers the confidence to think that they can take advantage of the ups and downs.

Regardless of whether or not we can know the road, just walking on the bumpy road will cause the army to lose a lot of strength.

Due to the fanfare at the time of departure and the military parade in the city, the news of Vincent's departure could not be concealed at all.

Although the skeleton army does not get tired, it is not fast, and the lord has no cavalry, and the speed of the march is really not comparable to that of the agile and familiar natives.

Under normal circumstances, even if there is no ambush at ease, this is enough time for people to be on guard in the mountain village.

Because she was not her own parent, Ninia did not have any sympathy for the local rebels, although she could see that this place was much more difficult to deal with than Taaff Village, but she had confidence and really planned to lead the army to try.

As soon as she thought that the villagers were still being bewitched by the cult, she subconsciously thought that it was not a bad thing to be rescued by the lord.

Vincent marched unhurriedly with a large force and reached the vicinity of the village, which was already after midnight.

Two miles outside the village, at the foot of the hill, there was a battle in which the fence barriers that had been placed by the villagers were destroyed, and many broken weapons and farming tools were thrown on the ground.

There was a residual smell of blood in the air, not very strong, and there were not many dead and wounded, and the villagers should have fled for a long time.

Of course, they can't run, and under the advantage of the demon race's air-ground integration in the comprehensive monitoring of the battlefield, they can't hide it from anyone at all.

Harpy had already spotted the fleeing peasants, and the Shadow Fiend was watching their every move from outside the village.

Several demon dogs jumped out of the grass and jumped left and right in front of the group, signaling the monsters to follow them.

Ahead is a rugged hillside with inconspicuous paths that winding back along the base of the mountain.

"The forward troops are too fast, and they have thrown off so many main forces." Vincent glanced back at the skeleton soldiers behind him, and sighed helplessly, "If it's an open field, it's easy to attack." ”

In fact, even if there is a smoother road, the skeleton's march is neat at best, and the speed is equally frightening.

In many cases, the demons will not show off their strength with an army of skeletons like Vincent, but use necromancy to summon on the spot, and launch surprise attacks with a large number of undead creatures that suddenly appear.

It would be nice if there was a decent cavalry unit, but this is the shortcoming of the demons.

The Death Knight Force is the elite of the Demon Army, all of which are transformed from the dead who were powerful warriors in their lifetimes, and now that the continent is generally peaceful, it is difficult to find enough materials.

Even if Vincent were a prince, he would not have access to such troops.

The only ones that were faster were the small units formed into strikers.

The vanguard of the demon forces is usually an armed reconnaissance force composed of scout monsters and a number of harpys, and the number is about twenty.

It's extremely fast and stealthy, but it's not very good at fighting.

These monsters can quickly crush a small number of enemies with raids and ambushes, but they cannot deal with walled villages.

Sure enough, on the way forward, I also saw some enemies who were killed, but the number was not very large, and the people in the village were familiar with the road, and when they saw the monsters, they fled directly, leaving not much chance for the monsters.

So, without encountering resistance, Vincent swaggered forward with his slow army, dismantling a number of pediatric traps along the way, bypassing traps and reaching the front of the village.

"This is Dolan Village," Vincent nodded as he looked at the village with a large number of torches lit on the mountainside, "How good it is to be a fortress, and if you have to farm here, is it as harsh as a tiger?" ”

This village is backed by a lonely mountain, and the narrow road is difficult to walk, and the layman can see that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Master, are you going to attack?" Ninia asked the lord carefully, "However, the skeletons don't seem to be able to spread out of formation, and they are easily attacked from a high position. ”

"Why attack?" Vincent said disapprehantly, "My tax policy has been communicated, and Harpy has given them an ultimatum to hand over the cultists and rebel leaders immediately, and I can spare the others." ”

Due to the malfeasance of his predecessors and the obstruction of the merchants, Vincent's policy of cutting taxes by 20% was not implemented in the countryside at all, and the peasants were still being oppressed by heavy taxes and resented the current lord.

"Just wait?" Ninia covered her mouth lightly and yawned, "The other party ...... There is no intention of surrender. ”

"They floated, thinking that our demons couldn't lift their knives." Vincent snorted coldly and looked up at the mountainside, "Look, what is that?" ”

Just as he finished speaking, a heavy object rolled down the steep slope on the side of the village, and the sound of hitting the rocks as it rolled down was particularly harsh in the night.