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After a series of battles, the vast coalition is finally facing the farewell of Zuihou, the dwarves have to rebuild their homes against the orc invasion, and the Noldor elves are eager to return to Anduria to report what they know to the Noldor elders, and inform the ancient families of all settlements in the Silent Forest to discuss countermeasures. As for Theodore and others, their situation is even more peculiar.

The war is over, there is no longer a reason for the soldiers to run around on the battlefield, although they don't say it, but there is definitely a desire to go home in their hearts, and all the strategic goals have been achieved, and it is what they are most looking forward to when they return to the territory to recuperate-whether it is a knight or an ordinary soldier.

However, Marshal Terenus did not agree with this. Once the armies have withdrawn to their respective territories, it will not be easy to regroup. When Helena returns to the north, she will inevitably gather all the lords, and she needs this huge coalition army as her support to make the lords of the east willingly loyal.

This request was a little more difficult for the strongmen, but Salald and Aaron agreed to part of it - Mistemae and Salion each sent a cavalry squad, led by a respected knight, to gather the nobles and servants who had made great achievements in the war, as a symbolic guard, to protect Helena with the Knights of the Dawn, and to proclaim the will of the two archdukes.

As for Theodore, the First Legion of Rome will escort Her Royal Highness Helena throughout the journey, except for a small number of Roman veterans who have made great achievements in the war and retreat to the large military camp in Caesarea, the rest of the troops will follow them north.

The reason is very simple, Helena's station after returning to the north is the castle of Haringos, which is still under the control of Rome, and the task of escorting along the way naturally falls to Theodore.

Obviously, it was impossible for Helena to go to live in Caesarea with Theodore again, and in any case, the courtiers behind both sides could not allow such a situation. This involves a lot of issues, just like the Three Kingdoms period, although Liu Bei and Sun Quan fought hotly at the beginning, and even wanted their sisters, but as soon as the Red Cliff War ended, Liu Bei would rather take a group of remnants of veterans north to conquer Hanzhong than stay in Stone Town to live with Lao Sun's family, and Sun Quan could not force him to stay.

And now, Helena, who does not belong to her own territory, is more embarrassed - Tulga is in ruins, the south is full of orc territory, and if you want to rest, you can only go to the north, but what castle in the north has no owner?

So Theodore "generously" "ced" Haringosburg to the Knights of the Dawn, as Helena's temporary "home" -- Haringosburg is located in a very good location, basically located in the center of the entire north, with transportation in all directions, connecting Caesarea in the north, Talboa in the east, and Severcro in the south. After the completion of Diodore's road to Salard, Haringos was also connected to Fort Kengne in the west, which was very convenient and convenient for calling the lords for meetings.

Although Terenus knew very well that Theodore was probably trying to use the land to promote Rome's presence, it seemed that there was no such thing as a choice. Indeed, as Theodore said, the location of Haringos was very good, and it was still surrounded by Roman shili. At such a time, Theodore could not have attacked Helena suddenly, so the Knights of the Dawn and Princess Helena were an extra talisman - anyone who attacked them had to cross the Roman legion's defensive circle first.

As for Miss Ain, many people may have forgotten that the "heir" of Talboa intends to continue to follow Helena and carry the flag for the princess. Ain believes that this very special honor will definitely leave a significant mark on his family's history.

However, now, the first "Sword of Glory" legion did not leave from New Gar immediately, Theodore gathered his legionnaires for the first time, and even the enlisted knights who came with it, under the leadership of Theodore's "queen" knights, also joined this unique assembly.

The soldiers were neatly arranged, all dressed in their new uniforms, and their armor and shields were also cleaned, and it was clear that they all knew what was going to happen next.

Theodore stood on a makeshift earthen platform, and at his feet was a pile of large wooden chests that had been placed there long ago, and the Legion's flag bearers stood beside them, waiting for Caesar's orders.

"My loyal, invincible legionnaires, I would like to say at the outset that we have won this war because of our valiant and indomitable efforts - all of which are our common achievements and will be remembered by posterity. Future generations will not forget that there was once a Roman legion that fought bloody battles against the barbaric evil shili in civilized shijie and defended our common homeland!"

"Long live !!! - long live !!! - long live !!!" cheers came and went, and the soldiers tried their best to cry out the joy in their chests and express their love for Caesar, to whom they were allegiant.

"Rome will not forget your merits, and all those who have fought bloody battles will be rewarded with honors, medals, military positions, and everything else you deserve. ”

"Therefore, I here, in my capacity as Caesar, and by virtue of the right granted to me by the glorious Roman people, I hereby announce a series of commendations. Theodore raised his right hand and clenched his fists tightly: "All the soldiers who participated in the battle will receive a rich reward from the Roman treasury, and the individual outstanding soldiers will receive a higher reward, the right to wear a double chain (meaning two salaries), and the family of a brave warrior who dies in battle will receive a rich pension, and his name will be engraved on the Immortal Tablet in the temple for posterity!"

"Remember, brothers. Everything we do is in the noble cause of defending human civilization. This is not a struggle for power, nor is it an act of ambition. Everything we do is to defend our future generations from being destroyed by evil, and this is a great cause that deserves to be remembered by all. We are standing at the fork of this shijie, and only blood can pave a brilliant future for future generations!"

"Long live !!! long live !!! years old !!!"

"Now, brethren, you deserve all that you deserve, and it is a small recompense for your labor-in expedition. As Theodore spoke, the flag bearers standing in front of the box immediately opened the box, and the golden light emanated from the box, and the exciting color made all the soldiers burst out at once, and they couldn't wait to cheer loudly!

Everyone laughed happily, and after a long journey, they finally received a high reward that made them all overjoyed, and there was a glory to match.

"As I said at the beginning, everybody gets their own gold, and I'm Caesar, so I do what I say. Theodore had a satisfied smile on his face, which was both expected and somewhat surprising to him—it seemed that there was nothing wrong with him doing so.

Although the Roman legions valued discipline and glory as sacred, they were still ordinary people, and it was impossible not to be untouched by wealth. For a group of professional soldiers, the timely salary, good food and clean station, are all the guarantee of their combat effectiveness, and the additional rewards can make these soldiers burst out more than double their combat effectiveness and be more loyal.

It is difficult for a conscripted militia to ensure their combat effectiveness, and they may be very brave in defending their homeland, but they may not be able to go out to fight. These poor and dispossessed peasant soldiers were often more murderous than the professional army, because they never forgot that their families still needed to feed themselves, and they joined the army only because the lord or the king ordered the farmland at home to be abandoned.

In Japan's "Warring States Period", there was a similar scene: the same poor peasant soldiers who lost their pants were lawless on the enemy's territory, wantonly plundering the peasants of the enemy country who were almost as poor as themselves, and used them to "compensate" the families who were more difficult because of their own soldiers, such an act was called "indiscriminate hunting".

Soldiers in chaotic times are no different from thugs, and it is for this reason that they know honor and disgrace when they have enough food and clothing, and an army without honor and discipline will always be a group of thugs, and it is impossible for thugs to stand up to the regular army.

The soldiers happily stepped forward in the order of their numbers, and received the bounty in front of Theodore, and they praised Caesar's generosity and mercy loudly, and I don't know where to start, first a few voices, zuihou developed into a large area, and the whole barracks sang aloud the song compiled by the priests:

"The gods have given us miracles~~!

The great task from heaven is the grace to give~~!

The banner of glory, we should defend it to the death~~!

The people of Rome, we move forward together~~!

Let this great solemnity shine on the whole shijie~~!

Go forward and follow suit, not afraid of hardships and dangers~~!

Strong shield, sharp spear, our footprints are the border~~!

We are here to chant 'Long live Caesar'~~!

Footprints of Rome, conquer everything~~!

At this moment, it is the carnival of victory~~!

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At the same time, the other two barracks were doing the same thing, and Aaron and Salald were anxious to distribute the gold, to envelop the hard-working soldiers, and by the way, to silence some of the tiresome nobles in the realm, so that they would be less greedy and more loyal.