Chapter 107: Prisoners of War
"Is this a fight?" Jesse looked at the old man in front of him with some doubts, let the fighting outside shake the sky, the old man in front of him also taught him the basic knowledge of the map without changing his face, and seemed to be completely unworried about the battle situation outside, and the appearance of his clothes on his chest made Jesse puzzled, and this doubt made him completely unaware of the knowledge taught by Alex.
At first, he could still hear the screams of the fighting, but when he found the old man on the other side looking at him with a frosty face, he found that there was no sound outside, as if the previous fight had not happened.
"Listened?" As soon as he spoke, Alex didn't ask, Jesse was also stunned, and then reacted, lowered his head a little ashamedly, and the old man who didn't care waved his hand to show that it was okay, and then said quietly: " The first time I experienced the battlefield, although I didn't see the bloody scene, but I can judge the strength of the enemy by listening to the sound, and it is also one of the abilities that a general needs to master, the outside is just an ordinary bandit, even if there is a battle formation, it is not a big problem, whether it is in terms of numbers or terrain, we have an advantage, as long as the other party does not have a strong man who can influence the situation, naturally there is no need to be afraid, and the result is obvious. ”
Jesse nodded in understanding, but didn't raise his head, Alex patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, since the war is understood, and it takes time to clean up the battlefield, I'll tell you again, this time you have to listen well." After saying that, he repeated what he had said, and this time Jesse listened well, and when Alex was about to test him, the general in charge of cleaning up the battlefield had returned.
"Oh, prisoners?" Alex frowned in surprise when he heard his subordinates say this, but then he frowned and turned to look at Jesse and asked, "What do you think of these prisoners of war?"
Hearing this, Jesse was a little surprised, logically speaking, this should have nothing to do with him, this is the empire's clean-up operation, even if there is no imperial will, then it should be solved by the deputy commander of the Sunset Legion in front of him, why do you ask yourself?
Jesse was puzzled here, but Alex on the other side tidied up his outfit, seeing that Jesse hadn't given an answer yet, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, after all, he was not a child who had been on the battlefield, where could he understand this, he was too anxious, he forgot about it, and it was indeed a little inappropriate to use this matter to test the child in front of him.
However, having said that, these prisoners of war are also considered combat strength, and the commander of the legion intends to take all the bandits under his command, so whether these prisoners of war in front of him should also be taken in, Alex himself has no idea for a while.
This deputy corps commander is resolute in his work, and he never likes to procrastinate, since he has no idea for the time being, then he will see him first, and if he sees that there is a suitable person to stay, it is good to bury things directly if he doesn't like it, so as not to plant the seeds of trouble himself.
"I wonder if there are any military judges in your army?"
When Alex was just about to turn around, Jesse's voice sounded, not only Alex was stunned, but even the general who came in to report was also stunned, outsiders in the Imperial Legion only knew what types of troops, staffing, and combat strength were, but few people asked why the military orders were like a mountain, and the soldiers could do the orders and prohibitions, in the eyes of outsiders, this was all due to the personal prestige of the leading general, but few people knew that in fact, in the legion, the position of military judge was not at all less than the power of the corps commander.
From the general to the soldiers, they are all under the jurisdiction of the military judge, and if the soldiers and generals make mistakes, how can the merits and demerits be naturally handled by the military judges, but this is a doorway that outsiders don't know, how can this miscellaneous servant who grew up in a bandit's den ask such a thing as soon as he opens his mouth?
Alex was amazed for a while, and suddenly had a mysterious feeling about the young man in front of him, he now seems to be underestimating this good seedling with certain military potential in front of him, is this child really an ordinary child of a peasant family as he himself said?
"Why do you ask?" Alex didn't speak, but the general who entered the hall to report did so first, and Jesse turned his head to look at the general, pursed his lips and peeked at Alex, as if he was a little scared.
As soon as Alex saw Jesse, he knew that the child was a little scared, but he could understand it, after all, being humiliated in the bandits' den was just a kind of self-protection, and it was nothing if he said it.
"Just say it directly, we are all brothers in life and death, and we never shy away from suspicion. ”
Jesse nodded and said: "They should all be put to death, because they all have innocent lives on their bodies, and I know all about the crimes, as long as I see what they have done, I will tell them one by one, and they should be punished according to the law." ”
These words are very short, but the other two people present can't help but be more surprised, this kind of words can't be said casually, but Alex is a little relieved, in fact, not only him, even the robe around him can be seen, Jesse wants revenge, but he didn't dare to say it openly, as soon as Alex had his own plans, he had to say the excuse he was looking for, after all, he was a child, it was already very surprising to be able to say these words, but he didn't know how to restrain his expression, which took time to temper, and what the future of this child would be, it would depend on how he decided。
"My Sunset Legion is not good at combat effectiveness, but there are a lot of idle supernumerary personnel, and there are hundreds of military judges you mentioned, but it's not a coincidence, these people are not in the army now, since you have a proposal, then this matter will be handled by you, and I will not ask again." After saying that, Alex actually sat down peacefully, leaning on the back of the chair and closing his eyes without speaking, as if he was a little tired.
After all, he couldn't survive the years, whether it was Alex or those generals around him, although no casualties won a big victory, it was because he acted according to the plan, occupied an absolute advantage and suddenly attacked, which led to a complete victory, but this short battle tired many old people, although Alex knew what the result was, but he was single-minded, Jesse paid attention to the situation outside, how could he not, but as the leader of the legion, and shouldered the order of the regiment commander to recruit talents, he couldn't help but not go to the battlefield with the group of brothers, and after the dust settled, he couldn't help but feel tired。
If Jesse is well trained, he is a talent, this kid has a firm mind, although he hasn't seen how resourceful he is now, but with the words he just said that don't seem to be very smooth but can be in one sentence, plus he can understand military maps directly without training, what is this not talent, but now Alex is worried that Jesse doesn't want to stay in the Sunset Army, although he also has a younger sister Ral, but after all, Jesse is an adult and has the ability to raise his sister, so wouldn't the talent be in vain?
Therefore, Alex handed over the handling of the prisoners of war directly to Jesse, firstly, to let Jesse take revenge, and secondly, to give Jesse a favor, and then persuade him, he should be able to keep him in the army, if he is allowed to wander around with his sister like duckweed in the river, Alex is not very relieved.
Seeing that the old man in front of him who had just tried his best to teach himself was tired, Jesse didn't say much, and went out of the hall directly with the general who reported, and as soon as he went out, he saw Lal looking not far away, looking anxious, it seemed that he hadn't seen his brother for a long time, and he felt a little worried, but he didn't dare to come over and ask directly, so he waited not far away.
Seeing Jesse come out, a smile suddenly appeared on Ral's little face, which was already red from the cold, and he rushed all the way and threw himself directly into Jesse's arms.
"Your sister has been here for a long time, before the war, just wait here, this little girl is not small, from the beginning of the war to the end, she was not scared to cry, it really surprised us, if your sister grows up, she will also be a heroine among women!"
But he didn't take two steps, he retreated and said apologetically: "I forgot to get down to business, since the matter of dealing with this prisoner of war has been handed over to you, then I will go to the barracks to call the general judge, you also prepare, our prisoners of war are not many, but there are dozens of people, you can go over and have a look first, this is a token of mine, you can enter the place where the prisoners of war are held, and at night, the military judge can arrive." After handing Jesse an iron token the size of half a palm, he turned to leave.
"Brother, what is a prisoner of war?" Ral looked at the token curiously, suddenly reached out and snatched the token from Jesse's hand, looked at the pattern on the token, and then asked this question.
Jesse was in a daze, and only reacted when he was snatched by Lal like this, gently stroked his sister's hair, and said with a smile: "Prisoners of war? Prisoners of war are two groups of people competing, one of them can't compare with the other, and then the side that can't compare will surrender, so that the one who surrenders is the other party's prisoner of war." Considering that Ral is still young and simple-minded, Jesse doesn't want her to get in touch with the affairs of the military camp too early, so he made up such a set of words.
"Oh, that brother is also a prisoner of war of Ral, and he has been a prisoner of war many times!" Ral lost interest in the token, and obediently handed it back to Jesse's hand.
Jesse was stunned for a moment and subconsciously said, "How did I become a prisoner of war? And many times?"
"My brother has never been able to beat Laar, every time my brother admits defeat and surrenders, so my brother is Laar's prisoner of war, hehehe......" Laer seemed to be afraid of Jesse's defense, and spoke a little fast, but Jesse understood, pinched his sister's nose and said lovingly: "Lal is right, brother, it's really Lal's prisoner of war!"
That night, Alex met in the hall of the bandits' den with a herald purported to be sent by the Legion Commander, who handed him a hide with only one sentence written on it.
Those who are guilty of sins will be summarily executed!