Chapter 445: The Day of Triumph

The meeting continued until sunset. When the lights came on, the reception, control, and renovation of the rock fortress were finally roughly arranged. Among all the arrangements, the most important thing was who should come next. Guard this vital northern gateway.

Gawain did not choose the two "veterans", Philip and Byron.

The loyalty and ability of the two knights are of course unquestionable, but they are not suitable for guarding the rock fortress. The 1st Combat Corps they lead, as the main force of Cecil, undertakes the important task of maintaining the security of the entire southern border and defending the Dark Mountains, especially the 1st Combat Corps. Two o'clock, Gawain didn't dare to relax anyway.

In Gawain's eyes, the threat of the wasteland opposite the Dark Mountains is far greater than that of the human kingdom to the north. Although the rock fortress is an important gateway to the south, no matter how important it is, Gawain cannot weaken the defense of Cecil's homeland.

Byron and Philip could not be tied to the fortress, and apart from them, the younger generation of commanders trained by Cecil still lacked experience, and there were no talents among them who could take on this important task.

In the end, Gawain chose the old knight from the Kant region - Wald Perich.

With the help of Philip, this seasoned knight successfully transformed an old-fashioned aristocratic private army into the Second Cecil Combat Corps. Although this corps still has a lot to be perfected, the old knight's ability has been It has been reflected in this process, and what is even more commendable is that Wald Perich's ability to accept new things and new ideas is surprisingly strong. As the oldest knight in the Kant region, he is learning new weapons and tactics. The speed of the new military regulations was even faster than those of the young people, and even Philip specially praised this to Gawain.

In addition to ability, Wald?? Peric's character is equally trustworthy.

The task of defending, refurbishing and modernizing the rock fortress thus fell to the Second Combat Corps.

After the meeting, Gawain stood in the hall that had become deserted, looking at the map hanging on the wall, lost in thought.

The north gate was knocked down.

The capital may soon know the news, but with the current situation that the Dukes of the West and the North are struggling to deal with the rebels in the East, they will not be able to solve the crisis in the South. The strength of Cecil's army that broke the rock fortress in one day, as long as they are not stupid, the two grand dukes will realize that even if they put together a team, it is impossible to destroy the rock fortress at all. Taking it back will only add to the consumption - so the most likely response of the royal capital is to send messengers to contact them in order to seek temporary "safety".

Regardless of whether the king sent an envoy or an army,

For Gawain, it's the same, all he wants is a Principality of Cecil that is not disturbed by the outside world and is completely under his control. He will temporarily close the door to isolate all the forces that want to contaminate the world, and then settle down. Quietly absorb and digest this vast territory that has just fallen into your hands, completely stabilize your fundamentals, and enter a benign stage of industrial operation. This process may take several years - even if there is the pressure of the magic tide, For him to have to speed up everything, this process is also indispensable.

The emergence of modern weapons will eliminate the traditional castle tactics, but this does not mean that the portal such as the rock fortress is meaningless. At least at this stage, this northern gate will firmly hold the land of the Principality of Cecil.

The nearby air was slightly distorted, and a shadow emerged from the air. Gawain turned his head to look in the direction of the shadow: "How is the situation outside?"

Amber picked up the water glass from the table next to him, poured down half of the cold tea, and then began to report the situation outside: "Everything is in order, the main force has completed the takeover, the fortress was originally Some of the defenders have now been detained, and the Iron Rangers have just found the last group of guys who were hiding from the mill in the west of the city—they are all exiled knights from the southern border, and their ability to escape and hide has really grown a lot.”

Gawain nodded: "What about the civilians in the city?"

Amber grabbed another piece of dessert and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing and saying, "The inner city is under martial law, and the wartime curfew is enforced. Of course, civilians stay in their houses, but that female knight named Margarita has brought The soldiers went to read the 'Anmin Notice', and distributed the materials and medicines for comfort, both of which are quite effective, except that the civilians in the inner city are a little nervous, but the order is pretty good."

Gawain sighed: "Because we didn't bomb civilian areas."

The Rock Fortress is a fortress-type city - both a fortress and a city. Nearly 10,000 soldiers have been stationed here for a long time. In order to maintain the operation of the fortress and the stability of the army, the central area of ​​the fortress is a fully functional town, except for the soldiers. In addition, a large number of civilians also live here.

In order to prevent accidental injury to civilian areas, Cecil's army only bombed the southern city wall and the military installations behind the first city wall during the entire previous shelling process, and even Soldering and Ropeni carried out sabotage operations in the inner city. At the time, their burning and attack targets were also places like military camps, outposts, and mage towers. Although the urban areas where civilians lived were also slightly affected in the process, compared with other places, those damages were almost can be ignored.

It can only be said that the fragility of the noble army of this era helped Gawain a lot. Those levies without discipline and conviction lost their will to resist almost immediately after the fall of the city wall, so Cecil’s army could only carry out Take the entire fortress with limited artillery fire - if the defenders of the rock fortress are an army with a tenacious fighting will and modern experience, if they continue to resist after the fall of the city walls, even retreating into the inner city and relying on the intricate streets, The folk houses come to fight the Cecil people in the street, and this battle will never be won so easily.

Civilian damage in the inner city will never be so minor.

After reporting the situation, Amber started to stare straight at Gawain. She was still holding a snack in her hand, and the corners of her mouth were still stained with scum, but her eyes were very serious. Gawain looked at this guy. She knew that she had another problem and couldn't figure it out, so she said casually, "Just ask what you want to ask."

"What are you going to do with that Sir Maryland?"

"What kind of problem is this—of course it's handled as a prisoner of war," Gawain waved his hand, "send Cecil back, labor, indoctrinate, instill Cecil's laws, and then see if he is willing to become a part of Cecil, become a A good citizen who abides by the law, so I can keep his noble title, although the 'new-style noble' basically has a title and annuity..."

When Amber heard this answer, he immediately showed a look of great disappointment: "Hey, I thought you would be treated specially."

Gawain was silent for a moment, and asked unhurriedly, "Do you remember what I said last time in front of you and Wright?"

Amber thought for a while: "Those about the land nobles?"

Gawain nodded: "Yes, there are 'good' among the traditional land nobles, who retain chivalry spirit, pursue true noble virtues, and have admirable character. Sir Maryland is such a nobleman - but this still cannot change The nature of his landed aristocracy, and the limitations of his 'aristocratic virtues'. He's a respectable knight, but that's not enough, as a lord I admire him, but as a lord I have to transform him equally. "

Speaking of this, Gawain couldn't help laughing: "Of course, there is still a difference between Sir Maryland and those nobles in the south—I believe that Sir will successfully awaken, complete the transformation, and become a new-style aristocrat who is law-abiding and harmless to the territory. ', I saw the shadow of Philip in him, this kind of person, although the character is old-fashioned and difficult to reverse, but as long as they recognize the right direction, their transformation will be very reliable, unlike those hopeless southern nobles. - They may have been shouting their allegiance to Cecil on the first day of collective labor, but I can't quite believe them for ten years."

"Those traditional nobles..." Amber couldn't help muttering after hearing this, and then shoved the last snack into his mouth, "But it doesn't matter, you finally knocked down the North Gate that you were longing for, and now the whole The southern border has been completely controlled by you, you have time to take care of those guys slowly."

"The entire South Territory? No, I haven't controlled the entire South Territory yet." Gawain raised the corner of his mouth, and his eyes crossed the amber full of cookie crumbs and landed on the military map, where St. Luan Cathedral was located. Enter "Lu'an City".

The city is located in the northwest of the South Territory, and it has been surrounded by a red circle.

Amber noticed Gawain's gaze, turned his head and glanced at the map, and suddenly looked surprised: "You're going to... attack those magic sticks?"

"No, surround them for a while," Gawain shook his head and said, "St. Luan Cathedral is not a rock fortress. Physically destroying or occupying that church will only be worth the loss. To destroy the foundation of the old Holy Light Church in the south, It should be punished, and this requires good preparation."

Amber keenly noticed the word "Old Holy Light Church" in Gawain's mouth, and smiled knowingly.

Three days later, the situation in the Rock Fortress had basically stabilized, and various registration and statistical work had been completed. It was confirmed that Knight Walder Perich and his Second Combat Corps had achieved complete control over the fortress. Boarded the "Aurora" battleship powered by the Kraken, and left the fortress with Amber, Byron, Ropeni and others.

Thanks to the convenient magic net communication, the news of the victory on the front line was actually transmitted back to Cecil City through wireless signals long before the army returned to the homeland.

Cecil City, in the Government Affairs Office, Hetty ended the magic web communication with Rebecca - after filtering out the eldest niece's cheerful chats and nonsense with no logic, she has already figured out Rebecca demand.

Moments later, she summoned Carmel.

Carmel, who was full of arcane brilliance, entered Hetty's office. He greeted the low-level mage in front of him, the "Cecil Butler" who had outstanding internal affairs ability: "Good afternoon, ma'am— - News from the front line?"

"That's right, a big win," Heidi said with a smile, "and Rebecca said there was one thing you needed to do—this was ordered by the lord."

"technical problem?"

"Forget it," Heidi nodded, "The lord decided to take advantage of this victory to conduct a large-scale broadcast test, and Rebecca provided a plan to test the actual performance of the magic network communication..."

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