Chapter 225: Prelude to War
Sawan said to Selia: "You are also the head of a knight order now, don't panic when you encounter something, so how can you lead others." ”
"Yes, sir. Celia bowed her head in shame, like a docile kitten.
"Tell me about what happened first. Sawan said, staring at Celia.
Selia nodded and said, "It was probably like this, about five days ago at night, when the soldiers were inspecting the cell, they suddenly found that the cell was empty, and there was no sign of damage to the doors and windows, and no one knew how the king escaped. ”
Savin thought for a moment and asked, "When was the last time the guards saw the king?"
Selia replied, "It must have been the afternoon of the same day, when the guards brought food to the king. ”
"What about the king's family, are they still there?" asked Savin.
"They're still there, and there's nothing out of the ordinary, and we've sent more people to keep an eye on them in the past few days. Celia said.
"It's okay to strengthen the garrison, but don't embarrass them. Sawan commanded.
"Yes, sir. ”
"How many people are there in the Holy Order now?" asked Savan changing the subject.
Selia immediately replied, "There are now two thousand and one hundred men, divided into three battalions. ”
"How's the equipment, are you ready?" asked Sawin again.
"At the moment, I am equipped with leather armor and spears and sabers, and now there is no problem, even if I recruit a few hundred more people. Celia replied like a treasure.
Sawan nodded, there is nothing wrong with such equipment to maintain law and order, but it may be a little overstretched when you go to battle. However, it won't take a few days for the equipment from the dwarves to arrive, so it should be able to cope with the current situation, but I don't know how many troops the king will bring in.
Seeing that Sawin didn't speak, Celia thought that she didn't do her job well, which made Sawin unhappy, so she quickly explained: "If the adults are not satisfied, we will temporarily stop recruiting members......
"No, continue to recruit members, and expand the scale. Sawan said.
"Ah...... This...... Yes, my lord!" Celia was caught off guard by Savan.
At this moment, Hortz and others arrived one after another, and the living room was soon full. While greeting everyone, Savin asked the attendant to bring good wine, and everyone saw that Savin was not only not angry, but looked in a good mood, and the anxiety in their hearts immediately decreased a lot.
After everyone was seated, Sawin took the wine glass and said, "It's been a hard time for everyone, and everyone must have made progress in their work, so I'll give you a glass first." Savan's words sent a fever on everyone's faces, and everyone felt that they had an unshirkable responsibility for such a major event as the king's escape, and it was difficult to say what the consequences would be.
Sahain drank the wine from his cup, and the others followed suit, and then Sawin said, "I already know about the king's escape, and since it has happened, it is useless to regret it." Now we need to think about what to do next?"
Hortz stood up and said in a deep voice: "I am willing to take responsibility for this matter, please punish the adults." ”
Sawin knew that Hortz actually had little to do with this matter, but he was willing to take the initiative to stand up and take responsibility, which was to set an example for others by himself, thinking of this, Salen couldn't help but be full of gratitude to Hortz. When the others saw that Hotts took the initiative to plead guilty, they all stood up one after another and took the initiative to express their willingness to take their due responsibility.
Sawin was happy with the atmosphere, and if everyone could take the initiative to take responsibility, things would be much easier, and if they were afraid of passing the buck to each other, that kind of team would not be able to do great things. However, Sawin has already made up his mind in advance, this time he will not be punished for the time being, now morale is more important, as for the loopholes in the work, they need to be slowly filled, this is not something that can be solved by punishing a few people, the important thing is to formulate various rules and regulations.
Sawin waved his hand and said, "It's good that everyone is willing to take the initiative to take responsibility, but now we have more urgent matters, so let's skip it for now." "Hearing Sawin say that there will be no more punishments, everyone is a little relieved, and the willingness to take responsibility does not mean that everyone is not afraid of being punished.
Sawin continued: "I expect that once the king escapes, he will contact the nobles immediately, and it will not be long before the king will lead the army back to kill him. So, now we have to think about how to deal with the coming war......"
After everyone left, Savin left Naros alone, and Naros was the most responsible for the king's escape, although Savin had publicly stated that he would not punish him again, but Nawein felt that the matter would not be so simple to pass, after all, the influence of this matter was too great.
"His subordinates deserve death, please punish the Lord!" said Narros, kneeling down on one knee.
Savin laughed, "Didn't I say it, I won't punish you again, but you have to learn your lesson." ”
"My subordinates know, but ...... If the Lord doesn't punish me, I'm afraid others will not be convinced. Narros said worriedly.
"I won't change what I've said, and if I punish you again, won't others treat me as a duplicitous person, and who will bear the consequences?" Sawan said in a questioning tone.
Beads of sweat suddenly appeared on her forehead, and she hurriedly said, "It's a subordinate who didn't think it through, please forgive me." ”
Sawin said, "Okay, don't talk about it again." I didn't leave you here for this, you got up and spoke first. ”
Narros nodded, rose from the ground, and stood respectfully in front of Sawan. Sawan was pleased with Narros's attitude, and ever since she learned her true identity, Narros had been trying to show her loyalty.
Among Savan's men, everyone has their own position, but Naros is completely betting on Sahain, and it can be said that she has no other way out than Sahaen. Sawan knew that some things could only be left to someone like Narros, because she didn't ask why, she didn't think about her position, and only such a person could be completely consistent with herself.
Sawin said: "Your task can be relieved now, now that the king has slipped away, there is no point in imprisoning the other nobles, you can go back and let them all go." ”
"Yes, Lord. Narros agreed.
"In addition, I have a new task for you, I want you to set up an intelligence unit to be used to find out all kinds of intelligence. Sawin said very seriously: "This matter must be kept strictly confidential, you will only report to me in the future, and no one else shall interfere in your work, do you remember?"
"Your subordinates understand!" replied Narros.
"The people of the intelligence force are personally selected by you, and you have to find a way to establish an intelligence network as soon as possible, at least to have all kinds of information in the territory of Hironice. Now I will give you the first task, to find out as soon as possible where the king has fled, and how many troops he has gathered......" Sawan gave his orders very solemnly, and Narros agreed to them one by one.
A few days later, the first group of dwarven craftsmen finally arrived in Tetur, and Savin led the crowd in a warm welcome. Sawan introduced Voss to the crowd, and everyone was curious about the dwarf who was highly praised by Savin, and wondered what was so special about the steel he had made.
Along with Voss and the others came a batch of extremely well-made weapons and armor, although there were not many of them, but each one was more than ten times stronger than the one bought from the human weapons dealer. This batch of materials is intended to be used to equip the officers in the army, on the one hand, to increase the protection of the officers, on the other hand, it is also a reward and stimulus, and the soldiers will probably be envious of everyone when they see such equipment.
However, just as Savin was rejoicing at Vos's arrival, bad news came. The news came from one of Narros's men, who had fled to the northern frontier of Tetur, in the territory of the Count of Leblas. The Count of Leblas welcomed the king's arrival, and began to publicly express his support for the king's restoration, and at the same time issued a decree to the nobles everywhere.
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