With the help of mercenaries, Vincent's counterinsurgency forces were no longer overstretched.

Although he still needed to deal with the aftermath on the border, not only did the internal counterinsurgency operation not delay, but the nearby villages were quickly subjugated one by one and returned to the order of the lord's rule.

The profiteers who instigated the rebellion out of their own selfish interests, the cultists who hid behind the scenes, and the accomplices and thugs who acted for the tiger all demanded that the crimes be reported and announced in the villages, and those who committed serious crimes were summarily executed.

The actions of the lord's army soon spread in all directions, and many of the culprits who were dying and afraid of reckoning had to face the reality when they saw that the situation was difficult to reverse, and the Herodians were defeated.

Some people are not strong enough and think that they are not unforgivable, and when they see that the army has not killed excessively, they consider surrendering early in exchange for the lord's pardon.

But more people learned from hearsay about Vincent's criteria for convicting the rebels:

Those who resist taxes and do not pay will be killed, those who steal by stealing will be killed, those who lead wolves into the house will be killed, those who collude with foreign thieves will be killed, those who believe in cults will be killed, those who will not repent will be killed, those who hide stolen goods will be killed, those who are extremely angry with the people will be killed, those who violate the law will be killed, and those who do not follow the policy will be killed!

Those who instigated rebellion in Vincent's opinion may be wronged by hanging them all, but if they hang one by one, there will definitely be fish that slip through the net.

Especially those who would rather be hanged than take the charge, let alone give up their wealth and status, Vincent will not be polite.

The "Ten Killings" correspond to the "Eight Commandments" for counterinsurgency that make the poor breathe a sigh of relief:

"Don't rob money, don't burn people's houses, don't kill innocents, don't rob food, don't pull people's husbands, don't arrest women, buy and sell money, and destroy compensation."

In the past, this was enough to make the nobles laugh out of the belly of the joke - a disciplined army could not be born in their opinion.

The moral standards of the other world, like the level of productivity, seem to be something that Vincent can't bear to look at.

Human nature still can't stand the test in this world, and if there is no demon to help them, they simply have no lower limit.

Unbridled violence is prevalent in the military, which from top to bottom is a bunch of berserk beasts that only know how to kill and plunder.

Maybe in the city, the army will be restrained because of the presence of authority, as long as the army appears in the countryside, it is really free to do whatever it wants, unscrupulous.

However, all the villages that have been attacked by the lord's army this time, except for Sweetwater Village, which was occupied by the Knights of Herod and most of the villagers were plundered, was almost razed to the ground, and the rest of the villages did not suffer much damage.

All those who were executed had a conclusive charge in the "Ten Killings", and the rest of the people were willing to forgive if the crime was not too great, and Vincent spared their lives.

The appearance of the skeleton soldiers is indeed chilling, but their performance in obeying the military discipline is absolutely impeccable—not so much that they can't, but that they can't.

As long as the lord and the lich they control don't give orders, the undead will never be able to break the commandment.

As for those bloodthirsty and irascible monsters, Vincent would not allow them to enter the village during the rebellion. ….

The same goes for mercenaries, in the process of conquering villages and capturing sinners, they will complete purely military tasks according to the peace treaty, but in terms of political affairs, the highland mercenary group is required to never interfere, and only wait quietly outside the village.

As long as the remuneration is given happily and the number is satisfactory to the soldiers, this group of big men can keep to themselves under the constraints of the "Plateau God of War" and not take a step beyond the thunder pool.

Familiar with the intentions and styles of the lords, as well as the plight and sorrows of the peasants, Ninia, who had visited the villages, was finally stabilized, and the villagers were all convinced by the beautiful young knight, and were grateful to Dade for her master's tolerance and justice.

To be honest, this doesn't mean that Mr. Wen has any governance skills, it's just that the rule of the original territory is too bad.

As long as a little adjustment is made to the tax and wealth distribution in the countryside, so that the vast majority of people have something to eat, the people will be grateful and regard the demon lord as a god who saves them.

The village power ends

The whole reshuffle, the fair distribution of the part of the wealth other than the confiscation, the severe punishment of the local magnates who have done evil for many years, the people's grievances, the stability of agricultural production, and the opening of transportation and trade routes......

There was so much to do, and Ninia was too busy to keep her feet on the ground, but she had never felt so fulfilled in life.

Although there are many villages and the roads are not good, Vincent also has a way to solve it, and that is his flying troops who ignore the obstacles of the terrain.

During the counterinsurgency army's march, the light and swift Harpy would often reconnoiter over the target villages, find out the rebels' deployment in advance, and keep a surveillance, providing intelligence to the ground forces to prepare for the attack.

This reconnaissance activity takes place day and night, across space, and across several villages at the same time, allowing Ninia to quickly resolve a village, seize the best time to continue the battle at lightning speed, and catch the next target off guard.

For long marches, supplies are the biggest problem, and nearby villages can be slowed down but not consumed by skeleton brigades, or mercenaries can attack.

In the distant village, Vincent also has a new way of playing.

The main general who led the battle was still Ninia Wald, Vincent's most trusted general, Vincent sent Schiff the Skava, who was good at cavalry warfare, as his lieutenant, using the war horses sent to his door by the Knights, and borrowed fifty cavalry from the church as his subordinates.

Because in the last battle to relieve Ninia, Schiff led the team excellently, and both his command, judgment and action were recognized by the knights of the church.

Many people escaped the deadly earth magic because of his leadership, so this time the money was in place, and they were still willing to attack with him.

I heard that the main general was the beautiful girl who had risen to the rank of the chosen one of the gods of light on the battlefield, and the pious knights were willing to follow.

It soon became clear to them that this master was not just a beautiful vase, but an unfathomable swordsman.

Ninia had convinced all her subordinates with successive victories over ten knights, and this group of proud people followed with pleasure and sincerity, and continued to build up their achievements.

In order to accomplish the great cause of mediating the war between the two countries, the Bishop was naturally not stingy at the critical moment when the matter was progressing, and he persuaded the conservative Sir Malras to let his subordinate ecclesiastical cavalry complete the great cause of defending the faith. ….

Of course, in addition to the commercial cooperation that Vincent promised, he also specially asked the lord to send some genuine cultists to himself, especially the ones with "demon fetus", as proof of his hard work in obtaining the edict, and to present it to the high-ranking people in the Holy See who were expecting the results.

Vincent wasn't interested in studying the dirt, so he didn't mind being a favor.

Compared with the infantry, the speed and deterrence of the cavalry were simply incomparable, and many villages were frightened when they heard the sound of the hooves of neat horses shaking the ground, and they hurriedly opened the doors and surrendered.

The soldiers are very fast, and the main general Ninia asks the troops to attack continuously in order to restore peace to more villages.

As a result, Vincent continued to use the Harpy to send messages to the advancing cavalry, and even secretly dispatched Seid's griffons to supply the cavalry at night.

However, Ninia was a little worried about seeing the lord's younger brother, although this child's etiquette and demeanor were impeccable, but every time she saw herself, she had a cold face, and she didn't know that she thought that the two had something to do.

"It's a credit, don't think about it, you and your mother are not the same kind of people at all."

"Your Royal Highness, I don't have anything to think about......

"Hmph, you'd better not! I'm busy, and I wouldn't have come if it weren't for my brother's orders."

The words are ugly, and the face is ugly, but the supplies are delivered quickly and accurately, and it is difficult for him.

The intelligence was timely, the supplies were unimpeded, the morale was high, and the speed of counterinsurgency was simply fast-tracked.

The rebellion near the border is a thing of the past, all the villages and towns have sworn allegiance to the lord, and for the first time, the undead have been stationed in various places as similar commissioners, and the power of the demons has been directly sent to the most basic villages.

Thirty years ago, they brought fear and death, this time they bring peace and hope.

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lives without being harassed, but not everyone understands the meaning of the phrase "there is a ghost in the head".

Most of the village chiefs fulfilled their oaths, and they worked hard to lead the peasants in their best efforts to preserve the autumn harvest and survive the winter and repair their hometown, which had been devastated by the rebellion.

Volunteer legions of young people have also been set up in various places, although they are not many in number, but they can also play a role in defending villages and saving military money to a certain extent.

The undead of the lord are not just words, but the new village chief who tried to hide his evil deeds was discovered by the undead hiding ill-gotten gains, and reported them to the monsters who regularly traveled from village to village, and soon ended up hanging on the southeast branch.

After the autumn harvest, most of the rural laborers will enter a rare leisure time of the year, and in order to avoid the instability of the village at that time, Vincent did not forget to form and continue to form the Volunteer Corps.

In addition to ordering Ninia to select some young people in the village during the counterinsurgency process, Vincent also notified the village of Nur, which was the first to establish the Volunteer Legion organization, and asked the members of the Volunteer Legion led by Malf to go out to preach.

When the young militiamen, dressed in armor given by the lord himself, equipped with polished weapons, and wearing medals inscribed with the words "Loyal to the Oath, Defend the Homeland, and Forge Ahead", marched neatly and proudly into the villages under the escort of cavalry, the young people of the countryside who had not seen much of the world all showed yearning eyes. ….

Compared to the peasants, the status of the territorial soldiers was both majestic and decent, and although the people did not understand the specific difference between themselves and the soldiers, they sincerely envied the man who held the sword instead of the agricultural tool.

Violence is the source of status, and the peasant is only the one who bears the violence, never the one who inflicts it.

A soldier could become a general or even a nobleman, gaining permanent land and wealth, while a peasant could not grow his land from a hoe anyway.

Lord Vincent is a noble demon prince, and his subordinates are all kinds of demons, and he can sweep the territory with countless skeletons, and he will not easily recruit Terran soldiers.

If he made an exception to recruit, it would mean that he valued these people, and the soldiers who were valued by the lord were better than the peasants who were not valued.

If the lords, under the pressure of the rebellion, had taken expediency to recruit these young peasants as soldiers, and now that the rebellion was visibly coming to an end, why bother them to preach everywhere and recruit more members elsewhere?

Almost all the peasants who heard the news agreed that their children should be soldiers for the lord, even if it was just a militia stationed in the village, at least it was better than being a peasant for a lifetime.

The idea of the peasants is actually very simple and utilitarian - there is no lord who does not like to expand the army, the role of the army is only to fight, as long as there is a battle, there is no need to worry about not being able to change the status of the army.

As for whether he is loyal to the demon clan or his own clan, as long as he can make people live a good life, the peasants don't care who they farm for and fight, if they fight to protect themselves, then they don't have to hesitate.

Captain Malf described the evil deeds of the tax collectors and cultists as a witness, in fact, there is no need to add oil and vinegar, this kind of thing farmers are all empathetic, the demon lord rescued the villagers, so that the peasants changed from sacrifices to people, it is really a world of change.

The next step is to call on all aspiring young people who want to have justice and courage to join the Volunteers to defend their homeland from the wicked, the freedom cult, the thieves and the invaders.

Here, instead of asking everyone to be loyal to the lord, Malf tells everyone that defending their homeland and peace is allegiance to the lord.

Specially trained villagers and bands also came to perform the shadow puppet show "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" for villagers from other places in the evening.

The biggest adaptation is to change the ending that is barely ayend to the heroine Ciel died of hatred and hatred due to hunger, cold, injury and illness before the demon lord rescued the villagers and arrested the tax collector, and did not see the final happy trial.

It's hard to settle, it's really hard to settle!

The bitter drama that completely turned into tragedy made all the villagers who were really looking forward to a happy life in the future for Ciel, and even thinking about her relationship with the lord, completely out of anger.

If it weren't for the fact that Decas's leather props had become cultural relics and were collected, I am afraid that the smashed ones this time would not have been a substitute for later processing.

Fortunately, Vincent had made several sets beforehand, and it really came in handy.

After people were filled with righteous indignation, they woke up to the fact that reality is more cruel than drama, the biggest threat is not the demons, people don't defend their homes, and life will not go on.

The next day, the rural youths who signed up lined up, but in the end, after various physical strength, endurance, intelligence, and obedience selection, only 10 of them were selected.

It's not that Vincent's standards are set high, after all, it costs money to raise soldiers, and spending money will have an effect, so he would rather lack than abuse.

Those who received weapons and medals were thrilled to pledge allegiance, and those who were not selected were encouraged to do the same.

The conscription marched from village to village, and they became the best propaganda team and seeding machine, bringing more than 500 new militiamen to Vincent.

In order to cheer up the young people in the countryside, Vincent issued orders everywhere for the militia of the Volunteer Corps to do their own work in the defense of their villages and roads.

In the spring of next year, the lord will select people from the Volunteer Legion who have both ability and political integrity, and endure hardships and stand hard work to study in Silver Dragon Castle and receive the training of accelerated officers from the territorial army.

Of course, training is not an end in itself, but a means, and some of these people will go down in history by virtue of their own strength to participate in an unprecedented military reform project.

Xiao Diankang