Chapter 328 Take it into Hands
With the arrival of morning light, the hustle and bustle of last night dispersed with the wind, and the fire had been extinguished long ago, leaving only a few wisps of black smoke and scorch marks caused by smoldering.
There were many petals and pieces of colored paper left on the ground, which were left behind by the common people who opened the city early in the morning to welcome Princess Viola into the city.
Viola deliberately waited until the Subia Demon Kingdom's army was almost gone before sending people to clear the city gate and enter. The two sides did not have a head-on conflict at all. They really won the open city without spending a single soldier and relied solely on psychological warfare.
At this time, Viola's army has entered the city to receive the supplies left by the Demon Kingdom of Subia. The navy has also entered the port, and Viola is completely in control of the open city.
But having said that, the most troublesome thing is after taking the city. For example, first of all, we have to deal with the mess of last night's sedition.
After entering the city, Viola first gave a speech, highly praising the residents of the city for their heroic resistance and fearlessness of powerful enemies, and then praised the guards for their indomitable will to protect their homes and country and work together to expel foreign enemies.
After the speech, I told the guards privately, I know you really want to return to the army, but now the city still needs you for public security. I promise you in the name of the princess that as long as you recruit enough people to maintain public security, you can return to the army. .
It is also commonly known as painting a pie.
With the army, navy and the successful capture of the 'police' under her command, Viola will have to deal with the chaos in the city.
For example, let’s start by settling old scores.
When Kaimen City surrendered to the Demon Kingdom of Subia, some officials who were unwilling to kowtow to the enemy had already fled with the soldiers who also did not want to stay. Some nobles with big families could not escape, but they immediately submitted their resignation letters, and even Some officials chose to go underground and form resistance groups.
All other officials, especially the nobles, were declared guilty of treason. The first thing Viola did when she entered the city was to ransack the homes of these people.
For a time, the jail was overcrowded, with all men, women, and children crammed in. There were many sealed properties on the street, waiting for time to inventory the property.
Regarding this operation, people all over the city said it was a basic act.
Everyone knows that the Avarus family is very tolerant towards civilians and nobles. I can't say that they are all wise kings, but at least they are all benevolent kings.
But everyone knows that they can treat traitors as cruelly as they can. Killing a whole family is considered an extrajudicial act of mercy.
At least so far, all those caught are people with close relationships such as direct blood relatives and husbands and wives. If it is in accordance with the laws of the kingdom, it would not be surprising at all to punish the Nine Clan.
These people are currently being interrogated urgently, but the main purpose of this interrogation is only to confirm whether the wrong person has been arrested.
Viola generously stated that if anyone could provide valuable information, he would be exempted from hanging and instead be exiled.
As for what valuable information is, Viola has the final say.
By the way, the city lord Gregor was also successfully found.
After entering the city, Viola sent scouts to track the escaping Subia Demon Kingdom army. This was mainly because she was afraid that they would come back with unruly moves.
On the way, the scout found the city lord Gregor who was almost dead from exhaustion.
He knew very well that once Princess Viola entered the city, he would not be able to benefit from it, so he ran away when the Subia Demon Kingdom army retreated.
But this guy weighs more than 200 kilograms, is wide and fat, and can't run far at all. As for the Subia Demon Kingdom army, he has lost its use value and they don't bother to care about him at all.
The army made a mighty strategic move, not caring whether a fat man weighing more than 200 pounds could keep up, so he was captured by the patrol.
Therefore, you are said to be a traitor and a traitor, and your enemies will not treat you as a human being.
The captured city lord also clamored to see Viola, saying that he endured humiliation and shouldered the burden of protecting the open city from the flames of war, and that it was hard work without credit.
Trying to save a small life by this trick.
But Viola was too lazy to care about him. After counting the identities of the city lord and his family, she hung them all in the square outside the castle. Because the city lord was too fat, the pole on which he was hung was thicker than others, and the rope It's also two lengths more than others.
Don't think that the slaves with the third surname of Lu Bu don't look good in public. In fact, this is really a technical job. If you take off your clothes for fun, this will be the fate of Lord Gregor.
Having said that, there were already a lot fewer officials in the city when the city opened its doors. With this arrest, the government was immediately shut down, and almost all public officials were arrested.
Therefore, in order to continue to maintain the operation of the government, while arresting people, Viola announced that the officials of the resistance organization would be reinstated immediately and take over the work.
The officials who surrendered when the city opened its doors and chose to resign are now back to their original jobs. Although there are not enough manpower, they can barely maintain operations.
And everyone knows that the so-called reinstatement of officials is only temporary. Don't forget, we haven't rewarded you based on your merits yet.
The Avarus clan will never forget the merits of their own people.
For example, Melanie, the leader of the resistance organization, has now returned to the tax department that she loved so much and continues to serve as a tax officer. But since the tax department has basically been depleted, Melanie is essentially the head of the tax department, and she has the final say on how to reorganize the work.
In other words, if you perform well now and prove your ability, then your future promotion is a sure thing. It is not impossible for people who have made great and outstanding contributions to be canonized as new nobles.
At the same time, as soon as they entered the city, they ransacked their homes and exterminated their ancestors, which also shocked the restless people in the city.
Last night, someone took advantage of the chaos to steal and rob, so I won't ask anything about it. But if you dare to jump under my nose, I will let you know what torture is.
It means telling them to stop as soon as possible and don't make me unhappy.
After catching a few guys who were trying to cause trouble, the security on the streets was cleared. Coupled with the deterrence of the army, Viola was firmly in the hands of the city that opened the city.
Then again, after finally winning the open city, there wasn't even a celebration party and we started working right after entering.
And there is so much work that it’s almost impossible to finish it.
Captured officials need to be interrogated, the city's supplies need to be inventoried, ways to restore government functions must be found, and most importantly, the enemy's movements must be watched.
As soon as you enter the door, you are immediately called 007, without even a moment of rest.
And Viola still had to find time to meet two people.
"Your Highness, seeing you in good health makes us more happy than anything else."
"I'm also happy to see familiar faces, Count Sukarno and Count Javier."
The two earls, one tall, one short, one fat, one thin, looked the same on purpose. The only thing they had in common was that they were about forty or fifty years old.
They are the lords of the southern peninsula territory next to Kaimen City.
The Demon Kingdom of Subia originally attacked their territory first, but because the city surrendered directly after opening the door, and their territory happened to be on a peninsula, it was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and they would be blocked by the navy if they took the sea route. .
So after Kaikai City surrendered, Subia Demon Kingdom simply bypassed them and went straight to Kaihang City.
After all, as long as the Sailing City is captured, the navy that threatens the most will have nowhere to dock. It will be much easier to capture their territories later.
When they were young, both of them had participated in the war against the Demon Kingdom of Subia with Viola's father. Not to mention the blood feud, it was normal for them to spit when they met.
As a result, the powerful Kaimen City surrendered, while the weak peninsula territory would rather die than obey. Even if we risk our lives not to surrender, we still have to fight for our lives.
The hard power of the two earls is not very good. The defense is okay, not to mention the offense. Their greatest contribution is to send a large amount of food and daily necessities to Qihang City through waterways.
As soon as he heard that Viola had taken back the open city, he immediately came to see her without stopping.
"Your Highness, are you going to continue marching to completely drive away the Subia Demon Kingdom army? There are still two thousand additional troops in my territory who can join His Highness's command."
"I also have three thousand troops for His Highness to dispatch."
"No, I have no plans to continue marching for the time being."
The two earls immediately felt relieved upon hearing this. They came in such a hurry because they were afraid that Viola would be so happy with her success that she would continue to march rashly.
"Our most important task now is to strengthen our defense. I also have some agricultural matters that I would like to discuss in detail with the two earls."
Although they have achieved quite gratifying results so far, even enough to completely expel the Subia Demonic Kingdom from their own land in one go, the biggest threat is no longer them. It was the reaction of the other three-nation coalition forces.
A counterattack is likely to be organized in the near future.
(End of chapter)