Chapter 454: Spread

When Duanmuhuai followed Qildi to the square, he could see dozens of bullock carts parked in the square, and there were many guys dressed like adventurers next to them.

"This is what we caught during our patrol today."

Qildi also reported to Duanmu Huai very seriously.

"Today we followed the patrol route and found a suspicious caravan deliberately taking the mountain path, so we stepped forward to investigate, and the other party attacked us. After defeating us, we interrogated and found out that they were slave traders and were being captured from Herman. Slaves transported elsewhere.”

"Well, good job."

Duanmu Huai nodded. The prohibition of slave trade is one of the doctrines of the Inquisition. Let’s not talk about the various harms that slave trade may bring. Even the slaves themselves may also bring potential threats. After all, you are not sure about these. Will slaves be brought to do hard labor, prostitutes, or sacrifices to some evil god.

Of course, based on the experience of the Tribunal, the latter account for the majority of demand. Whenever you travel among the stars and find slave transportation, if you follow the clues and look for them, you will most likely encounter one or several people who believe in evil gods. Order......

By the way, under the leadership of Duanmu Huai, Seth and Lisas have now classified the slave trade as illegal and began to arrest them on a large scale. In fact, this is normal. Seth currently needs to regain his strength, and of course he cannot allow his own citizens to be trafficked. And Lisas - well, even if Duanmu Huai asks Leah to give him the country, I am afraid the latter will not hesitate. of.

"Take a few leaders down to interrogate and check the buyer."

"clear."

Duanmu Huai gave a casual instruction, and then came to the bullock cart. At this moment, the slaves had also got out of the cart. There were men and women among them, gathering together shivering, watching uneasily the soldiers and night guards around them.

This is normal. After all, he was captured and then brought here. In addition, he was surrounded by terrifying soldiers. It was not surprising that he would feel uneasy.

"Ah, Sir Knight!"

Lorena, who was registering the refugees, saw Duanmuhuai appear and hurried over.

"How about it?"

"Yes, they are all slaves caught by slave traders in Hermann. Some children were even trafficked..."

Speaking of this, Lorena's expression didn't look good. After all, there was no such thing in the Holy City.

"Ask them about their plans. If you want to go home, you can leave. If you need travel expenses, you can share some money directly from the slave merchants - they won't need it anyway."

"yes."

Lorena nodded, then turned back to the group of slaves and said a few words to them. Then she saw the slaves cheering excitedly, and many of them even hugged each other and cried. Then they bowed respectfully to Duanmu Huai and Lorena, then turned and left.

But it seems that not everyone yearns for freedom.

"Um?"

Duanmuhuai saw not far away, a young girl and several little girls, standing there blankly. He frowned, then walked over.

"Dong...dong...dong..."

Hearing the footsteps, the girl turned around and saw Duanmuhuai. She turned pale with fright, her legs went weak, and she sat down directly on the ground. The little girls around her also hurriedly hid behind the girl, looking uneasily at the giant walking towards them.

Duanmuhuai was used to this kind of reaction. He walked up to the girl and stared at her.

"Why, aren't you planning to leave?"

"This...I..."

Looking at Duanmu Huai, the girl's expression looked quite nervous. She lowered her head and her voice was as low as a mosquito's chirping.

"say."

Seeing the other person's timid appearance, Duanmu Huai frowned and scolded him. And when she heard Duanmuhuai's scolding, the girl trembled in fright.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry...I...I don't know where I should go..."

Don't know where to go?

"Don't you have somewhere to go back to?"

"……………………"

The girl was silent for a moment and shook her head.

"Where are your relatives?"

"……………………"

The girl still didn't speak.

"This is a bit troublesome."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Duanmu Huai sighed helplessly, and at this time, Qildi gave some advice.

"In that case, how about integrating her into the logistics force for the time being?"

"Then it's settled."

Duanmu Huai didn't pay too much attention. The main task of the logistics force was to be responsible for chores such as laundry and cooking. Basically, anyone could do it. Since this girl has nowhere to go, it would be a good idea to simply send her to the logistics force.

After making the decision, Duanmu Huai turned around and left, while the girl looked at Duanmu Huai's figure, a hint of uneasiness flashed in her eyes.

At the same time, the First Legion stronghold.

Standing on the city wall, looking at the scenery in the distance, General Kriolev of the First Army looked serious.

As a pure Hermannian soldier, Kriolev enjoyed a high reputation in the Hermannian army. He was tall and strong. Although he was past his prime, he still had an indescribable domineering attitude.

Although Hermann's First Army led by him was not the largest in number among Hermann's troops, it was the army with the most knights. And Hermann's First Army prides itself on being invincible.

But now……………

"Sir."

Adjutant Karl appeared behind Kriolev, and Kriolev sighed when he heard his voice.

"The commander-in-chief ordered me to lead the First Army, the Second Army, and the Fifth Army to suppress the rebellion."

"The target is………………"

"The Inquisition and the Fourth Army."

In fact, this is expected. Kriolev has an unparalleled reputation in the Herman Army. If he had not been unwilling to collude with Prime Minister Styser, the position of commander-in-chief should have belonged to Kriolev. But it is precisely because of Kriolev's upright character that he has a very bad relationship with the Council headed by Styser.

"I guessed it would be like this."

Hearing the commander's answer, Adjutant Karl sneered.

"You know?"

"Well, I heard that just recently, several guards defected."

"……………………"

Kriolev remained silent and did not speak. In fact, there has always been no shortage of loyal people in Herman. They could not tolerate Styser's dominance, and even tried to assassinate him several times in a row. However, because there was an extremely powerful steel monster as a guard beside Styser, these assassinations ultimately failed.

But this does not mean that those soldiers gave up. Therefore, when the Fourth Army rebelled and even raised the banner of "clearing the court", many soldiers and troops who were originally loyal to the royal family but were suppressed by Styser directly fled the royal city and defected to the Fourth Army.

In fact, within the First Army, the generals have discussed similar issues several times. In the past, they were unwilling to rebel because they were loyal to the royal family. But now, the slogan of "clearing the court" of the Fourth Army has also opened a window for them.

There is actually such an operation!

That's right, we are not betraying the country, we want to clear the court and kill the treacherous ministers!

The generals below have also written more than once, asking Kriolev to learn from the Fourth Army, directly enter the royal city, kill the treacherous ministers, and assist the emperor, but Kriolev refused.

And now…

“It’s obvious that the Council wants us to die.”

The strength of the Fourth Army is not to be feared, but the strength of the Inquisition is very clear to everyone after all this time of investigation. Apart from anything else, they have no way or means to deal with the mechanical giant that is taller than a mountain. Although the First Army, the Second Army and the Fifth Army have a large number of people, Kriolev still has no idea how to deal with that kind of mechanical giant.

Now for the Council, the First Army is the least trustworthy, and they are even afraid that the First Army will rebel like the Fourth Army, so they simply send the First Army out to attack the Inquisition to avoid threatening the Royal City.

“Are we really going to go out?”

“Of course.”

Faced with the adjutant’s question, Kriolev nodded.

"According to the commander-in-chief's order, the First Army will mobilize 40,000 people, the Second Army will mobilize 50,000 people, and the Fifth Army will mobilize all of them, a total of 100,000 people. They will form a joint operation and must keep the Inquisition and the Fourth Legion out of the Royal City."

Pointing forward with his hand, Kriolev said lightly. He could understand why the Council was so crazy. At present, the Inquisition and the Fourth Legion have occupied Guzak. From here to the northwest is the fortress Bonn and the sub-city of the Royal Capital, Guland. In other words, once the Bonn Fortress is broken through and Guland City is occupied, the Inquisition and the Fourth Legion will directly march to the Royal City.

Although it stands to reason that according to intelligence, the Fourth Legion currently has only 20,000 people, and the troops on the side of the Inquisition seem to be less than a thousand people. But the problem is that the mechanical giants of the Inquisition are too terrifying. If they cannot be stopped, they may really be killed directly into the Royal City in one breath.

"Does the Council think that the other side will fight quickly and decisively?"

"Most likely, after all, the total number of the other side is less than 30,000, and they have the powerful firepower support of the Inquisition. In this case, compared with a steady and cautious approach, a direct assault on the Royal City is the most effective means. I also agree with the commander-in-chief's conjecture on this point. Therefore, we must fight to the death in one battle. Fight the Fourth Legion and the Inquisition head-on!"

Speaking of this, Kriolev clenched his fists.

Then he looked at the horizon again, and then turned around and walked into the fortress without looking back.

"……………………"

Looking at the back of his superior, Adjutant Karl sighed silently.

As an adjutant, he could only make suggestions, and the decision was made by Kriolev himself.

And he made a decision... Then, the action of the First Legion was about to begin.