Chapter 470 Surrounded
"Your Majesty the Duke, something bad has happened." Garsain had just arrived at the conference room. Many people had already arrived. It was obvious that the current situation was not good. Otherwise, these people would not be in such a hurry. He hurried to the Duke's Palace.
"What's going on? What's going on with the Tsogela tribe?" Gasser's side doesn't even know what the so-called Tsogla tribe is. After all, they have just arrived here to become a lord, and they still don't know much about the local situation.
"Your Excellency, the Tsogla tribe is a large tribe in the south, a tribe of the Megmo people. The relationship between the Tsogla tribe and the territory was quite good before. Renn should have reached some agreement with the Tsogla tribe, probably They are given some pensions every year, so the Tsogela tribe has been at peace with this place for more than ten years. As for the current situation, it is estimated that the Tsogela tribe will be worried when they hear that the lord has been changed here. The annual pension is an issue, so the troops coming here probably want us to pay the pension as well," said a minister dressed as a civilian.
"Senior gold?" Garsain frowned. He had heard of the Magmo people. They were a common barbarian tribe in the south of the empire. They were actually human beings, but they looked different from the average people in the empire. They were tall, tall and hairy. It looks very barbaric. In fact, the Megmo people are indeed very barbaric, and their level of civilization is generally very low. However, they seem to have a natural advantage in strength, and they are very adapted to life in the southern forests. If there is a real fight, the forest empire army in the south will not be able to take advantage of it. To any advantage, it falls into the category of cancer and is difficult to deal with.
The territories in the southern part of the empire are more or less infested by the Magmo people. Some lords choose to fight against them. Anyway, they come in waves, and some just pay to get rid of them. It is obvious that Renn belongs to the latter. , reached an agreement with the chief of the other party, and paid money and food every year, as long as the other party didn't come to cause trouble.
Regarding the matter of paying money, Gasan's first reaction was resistance. As a passionate man, he didn't like spending money to buy peace. But he also knew that this group of people was really difficult to deal with. Even if they were defeated this time, they would turn into guerrilla warfare after they retreated into the southern forest. You could not catch them by sending troops, but after the troops left, they They came out to rob, kill, and attack villages and cities in the south. Of course, Renne chose to pay and settle the matter, probably for this reason.
"How many people are coming from the other side?" Gaseon asked first.
"About... 5,000." A general next to him replied. The Megmo people are one of those tribes where all the people are soldiers. A tribe can basically raise as many soldiers as they have. Even women and old people sometimes participate in battles. Because of their natural physical advantages, their combat effectiveness is quite good. powerful.
Gasein frowned. There was a large population in his territory, but the problem was that the number of soldiers was only over 4,000. Although they were regular troops, they had great advantages in weapons and equipment, but they did not possess the individual qualities of the soldiers, and they still had It is difficult to handle due to geographical advantages.
"Your Excellency, the other party came here with bad intentions this time." A civil servant next to him said anxiously, "If we were just discussing pensions, we wouldn't have brought so many troops here. It seems that this time it's not just about pensions. , I even suspect that someone has contacted them and is preparing to take action against us..."
"The remnants of Ren's party?" Garsain asked.
"Yes." The civil servant nodded. Although most of Renn's family members were caught and executed, some escaped. After all, the Renn family is a big family, so now the Meloway family and the Renn family must have a deadly feud, and the other party will definitely think Do whatever it takes to cause trouble for Garsain.
"Your Majesty Duke, what should we do now?" Another civil servant next to him also asked anxiously.
"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke, please make a decision early. The enemy is already coming towards us."
It could be seen that everyone was anxious, which made the atmosphere in the entire conference room tense. Just when everyone was extremely anxious, Linton suddenly walked into the conference room.
"I told you, hold on to this egg." Linton said as he handed the egg in his hand to Garsain. "If you take a few more steps, it might hatch soon."
"I'm having a military meeting right now, okay? I want to hold this egg too?" Garsain said.
"What's going on here?" Linton looked at the people in the conference room. There were indeed a lot of people he had never seen before. Most of them were civil servants. There were a few generals whom Linton had met in the military camp before. Those who have been there said, "This barbarian tribe doesn't need to hold a special meeting to discuss how to deal with it. You think so."
"Well, Lord Duke, I think what Lord Sword Master said is reasonable. There seems to be no need to be in such a hurry. The enemy's troops will not arrive until tomorrow. We'd better sleep a little longer to recharge our batteries and wait for the enemy to arrive every day." A general stood up. said.
"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke, there are only 5,000 barbarian soldiers. They can't make any waves. In recent days, the soldiers have been working hard patrolling and maintaining law and order. It's better not to gather troops to fight against them. Let the soldiers have a good rest." A civil servant next to him said also said.
"You guys are really realistic." Gasein held his forehead.
"Um, sir, does coming here so late prevent you from resting, or should we go back?" Another civil servant said.
"It's over, it's over." Gasein waved his hand.
Gasein waved his hand, and the ministers left in a very cooperative manner. The original tense atmosphere was gone, and everyone was still talking quietly as they walked, as if they had just attended a dinner party. "Uncle Linton is back. I don't know when he came back."
"Is that Master Sword Master? It's really hard to tell. Fortunately, I asked some questions beforehand. It would be embarrassing if I didn't recognize him."
"I really don't know what will happen to those Magmo people. I heard that Lord Linton has a very bad temper."
"I always feel that your name is more useful than mine." Gasein couldn't help but said after listening to the whispers of these ministers.
"So I ask you to quickly reach the Saint level. This doesn't solve all the problems." Linton said.
"How can the Holy Level be so simple?" Garsain said. Of course he also wanted to become the Holy Level. As a warrior, who wouldn't want to be promoted to the Holy Level?
"Didn't Garp say that you have the talent of armed color? If you look at it, you can probably practice it soon." Linton said, "Just leave the matters in the territory to other people in the family. They are not Do you like doing these things? ”
Gasein was silent for a moment. What Linton said was true. Some people in the family really wanted to get involved. Their desire for power was very strong, but Gasein knew who these people were. Don't know what will happen if you give them power.
"No matter what they want, as long as you can reach the level of the Saint, all conspiracies and tricks are useless." Linton seemed to have seen through Garsain's thoughts and said directly.
"'I... think about it." Gasein nodded slightly.
After such an incident, Garsain couldn't sleep at all tonight. It happened that Linton also wanted to know about the situation in the territory. Wasn't he about to carry out a construction task, so he also listened to Garsain's brief introduction to the situation in the territory.
The size of the duchy of Garserne is still very large. The entire duchy is divided into five areas. Each area is equivalent to a count. Three of the counts are directly under the jurisdiction of Garserne, and the other two are governed by the local Under the Earl's rule, apart from paying taxes every year, Gasein has no control over that area, so to be precise, what Gasein can currently control is the territory of the three counts.
The main city of the territory is Moon Lake City where they are now. Indeed, there is a huge lake next to the city. It was this lake that Linton saw before when he was on the tower. This lake called Moon Lake is very large, the largest lake in the territory, and it is said to have an unusual origin.
Legend has it that not long ago, a huge meteorite fell from the sky. The location where it fell was the center of Moon Lake. Someone built a castle beside the crater where the meteorite fell. This castle was called Starfall Castle. After that, the area around the castle gradually developed, and this was the origin of Moon Lake City. At present, after several generations of lords' management, Yuehu City has become an important trade node in the southwest of the empire. The business is very developed, and the business tax alone can collect tens of thousands of gold every year. It can be said to be a treasure land. At that time, Renne also relied on these commercial taxes to support a large-scale army.
In addition to Moon Lake City, there are six cities in the territory with a population of more than 100,000. The entire territory has a population of about 1 million, which is considered a very fat territory. Of course, there are also shortcomings. First of all, because we are in the southwest of the empire, agriculture is not very developed, and the food output in the territory is very low, so some food needs to be imported every year. Fortunately, business is developed. This is not a big deal. Another comparison The troublesome part is the barbarians. In addition to the Megmo people in the south who are now causing trouble, there are also barbarians in the west. The barbarians in the west are more troublesome than in the south because they are not even human.
While the two were chatting, Garsain fell asleep on the table. Linton didn't know when he fell asleep on his chair. It wasn't until dawn that a minister walked into the conference room. Called the two of them up.
"Your Excellency, please excuse me." The minister pushed Gasein awake and said.
"What's the matter?" Garsain asked in a daze.
"We have been surrounded by barbarians, and now the Megmo people seem to be preparing to attack the city. What do you think we should do now?" the minister asked.
"Have all the enemies arrived under the city?" Gaseon was a little startled, "Why did you call me now? Where is our army?"
"They are all still sleeping. Do you want to wake them up?"
(End of chapter)