Chapter 236: Inspecting the Territory
The war of restoration launched by the king ended in victory on the side of the Duke of Amberton and defeat on the side of the king and nobles, which also completely changed the political situation in the country of Hieronis. Although the Duke of Amberton forced many nobles to take an oath in the Great Church, many people were still unwilling to give in in their hearts.
However, after the end of the war, the attitude of many nobles began to change, and the various forces that had been on the sidelines began to clarify their position.
As soon as Sawan returned to Tetur, he was busy preparing his army, knowing full well that the threat of war would not be completely eliminated as long as the king's power was not completely removed. Since Sahain's triumphant return, the generals of the garrison have sent letters to the duke to pledge their allegiance. The Duke of Amberton was also very interested, and sent all these letters to Sawan to read one by one, and although he was now sitting on the throne, the power was in the hands of Savin.
Sawin looked at these painless allegiances, and sneered in his heart, these generals were all slippery, and they said nicely, but they didn't come to meet any of them, and they looked like they were still waiting. If these garrison generals are not dealt with, Savan will not be assured, sooner or later he and the army will set up Herones, and if the situation is not controlled, he will not be able to return the power to the duke with confidence.
However, these things are not in a hurry, as long as the king is still there, there will always be some people who are lucky, Sawan decided to leave these people alone for the time being, let Logaris and Malveis fight first, only constantly strengthening their own strength is the best insurance.
After another half a month, the reorganization of the surrendered troops was finally completed, and under the leadership of Hortz, they returned to Teitul, and after the reorganization of more than 20,000 surrendered troops, there were still 15,000 left, and the rest were sent home. Fifteen thousand troops slowly entered the city gates, but there was no grand occasion of welcoming them, and they all looked a little dejected.
Seeing that the morale of these surrendered troops was low, Sawin did not seem to have come out of the shadow of defeat in the war, and only by waiting for the victory of the war in the future could they restore their proper morale. Sawan called Celia aside alone and asked, "How many Knights of the Holy Church are there now?"
Selia replied, "After screening, a few hundred people have been selected from the surrendered army this time, and now there are three thousand people in the Knights. ”
Sawan nodded, agreeing with Selia's work, the Holy Knights were a wonder soldier in Savan's hands, and it was not used in this war, but it would be an important force in future wars. Especially in politics, with the Holy Order, he can crusade against any opponent in the name of the Church, a role that even the Magic Guild did not expect.
Sawan said to Cereya, "The Holy Knights need to strengthen their training, and I hope you can train them to be the best cavalry troops on the continent." "Savin knows that the Elshira family is known as the most powerful family in Correa, and the most important thing is that this family has a cavalry force that claims to be the number one on the mainland.
After listening to Savan's words, Celia smiled helplessly: "Training is no problem, but it is probably impossible to become the best." ”
Sawin was puzzled and asked, "Why is that? Is it a problem with horses, and equipment?"
Celia shook her head and said, "These are not the reasons, the real willingness is...... Forget it, I can't say a word or two about this matter, the best thing to do is for you to go and see our family's cavalry in person. ”
When Sawin saw Selia say this, he really took a keen interest in the cavalry of the Elshira family. He said in his heart: "When I have time, I must visit this family that is known as the number one in force." ”
For the next period of time, Sawan was busy with the affairs of the army, and when things were finally almost busy, a month passed. During this time, some nobles quietly slipped back to Teitul, hoping to renew relations with the Duke of Amberton through various connections, and some of them also noticed that the real power was actually in the hands of Samhain, so some tried to lean on the big tree of Samain.
Sawan showed little interest in these inflamed men, and sent them to the Duke of Amberton, who took leniency with the nobles who had come to him for the second time, and did not make them too difficult except to knock them on a bamboo pole. With the gradual return of the nobles, the city of Tetur began to become lively again, and slowly there was some atmosphere of the royal capital.
At the same time, Logaris's crusade against the King and Lebras continued, and the two sides fought several more battles, not on a large scale, but with a greater severity than the previous General War. Seeing that he had lost a lot of troops, Logaris wrote letters asking for money, men, and supplies.
Now Sahain still needs him to bite the king, so he fulfills Logaris's requests one by one. Not only that, but Sawan also asked Main to send a few disciples to help Logaris, and with the help of the magician, Logaris's crusade would be much easier.
Seeing that he finally had free time, Sawin couldn't help but think of the matter of Haydonis, and he hadn't been to Haydonnice for several months, especially since the dwarven craftsmen came, and he hadn't been back to see it, so he didn't know how it was being built now. Although Sawan has mastered the power of Herones, he still values Hydonnes, which is his base, and he wants to build Hydonnes into the most prosperous and rich place on the continent, so as to reduce his dependence on the Magic Guild.
The more Savin thought about it, the more he felt that he should go back and take a look, and that he couldn't leave everything to Larry and Voss, as that would make him seem to be paying too little attention to Haydonnes. However, there is one more thing for Sawan to do before he can go back, and that is to ask the Duke to officially canonize Haydonnis to himself.
It turned out that when he bought Haydonnice from the Duke, it was only nominally on loan, and this time Sawan wanted to make Haydonnis his own domain completely. The next day, Sawan entered the palace and told the Duke of Amberton about it, and the duke naturally agreed, and immediately wrote a document to Sahain, so that Haydonnice officially became Sawin's personal domain.
After packing up his things, Sawan gave some more information to Hortz and the others, and then he took Selia and the Holy Order on the road to Hydonis.
He had not returned for four or five months, and as soon as he entered the territory of Haydonnis, Sahain was taken aback, and saw a wide, flat stone path appear in front of him.
"When was this road built, that's good!" said Sawan, heartily admiring.
Sawan has a lot of things to do, so she hasn't paid attention to Haydonnis, but Selia has always kept in touch with Haydonnis, explaining: "This was just fixed last month, and with this road it can be much faster to get from Haydonnis to Tetur. ”
"How do you know so clearly?" asked Savin, curious.
"Hmph, I've been in the same league as here, and every month equipment is transported from Haydonis to Tetur, otherwise how would the Knights be equipped. Celia said triumphantly.
As he walked down the flat avenue, Savin rode his horse in amazement, and said, "Larry is doing a good job, it's a very comfortable way to walk, and he can catch up with the streets of the big city." ”
"That is, I am afraid that there are not many places on the mainland that have such roads, and in the future, our Hydonnis must be a place that everyone on the continent yearns for. Celia made no secret of her pride and anticipation.
The flat avenue made it impossible to resist the urge to gallop on horseback, and at the command of Sawan, led by him and Celia, the Knights unleashed their speed and ran towards the hinterland of Hydonnis.
At dusk, a majestic cavalry rushed into the heart of Hydonnes, where the former Duke of Amberton was located. As Sawin greeted the setting sun, he saw that Gundam's castle was still standing in place, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, didn't he already order it to be demolished, why is it still standing here?
Sawan glanced at Celia suspiciously, and Celia spread her hands and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know why it hasn't been demolished yet." ”
Savin said solemnly, "I'll have to ask Larry about this." ”
(End of chapter)