Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

After dealing with these people for such a long time, Orville probably understood that it was useless to talk to them rationally and logically. Instead, it was better to talk to them directly about faith and the afterlife.

After the fall of the temple, their spiritual sustenance was already shaky. The panicked party members took John Levi as their object of loyalty. Once he died, the defenders in the city completely lost their backbone.

In addition, Orville denied the value of their behavior from the perspective of faith. Their emotions were very panicked and unstable. If someone could stand up and stabilize their emotions, perhaps they could come back to their senses from the panic, but now the only person who could stabilize their emotions is dead.

Needless to say, the siege part later, the defenders who had completely lost their confidence and fighting will could not confront the aggressive attackers at all. Herod's Palace was a relatively solid palace, but it could not be called a fortress. It was much less difficult to capture than the temple.

The Romans seized the entire above-ground part of the city, but there were still some Parfis who were resisting underground, hiding in sewers or man-made caves. They couldn't hold out for long. The real war was over, and now it was time to clean up and finish.

Orville didn't participate in this process because he was caught by Tia after he ordered the arrows to be shot. She wanted Orville to give an explanation. It was not a personal matter like a face-off, but a very serious issue of disobeying orders on the battlefield.

Tia didn't plan to let people shoot arrows at all. It was all Orville's own plan. The arrows were shot by his direct troops. He had made preparations for this and asked them to occupy a favorable position and follow his orders.

These soldiers followed the orders of their superiors and did not doubt him. After all, the enemy leader was not their own people, and they were eager for this kind of work.

Although from the results, Orville's series of operations were conducive to the progress of the war, disobeying orders was disobeying orders after all. Orville didn't even say hello to Tia before killing people.

Because in Orville's opinion, John Levi dared to come down and face Tia, because he knew that the other party was abiding by rules and etiquette. If Orville reported to Tia in advance, this matter would most likely not be allowed.

But if Orville did not report directly and ordered people to open fire, there would be no way, and he would still die.

And now, in the central camp, Orville was explaining his disobedience to a group of officers. He dared to do it because he had prepared his excuse long ago.

"Although I did not obey your order at the time, I think I have sufficient reasons.

First, I have reason to suspect that John Levi will escape at the right time. My men have found evidence of his contact with the Parthians, and we should all be able to see that the people in the city have material exchanges with the Parthians through the tunnels. And it is not the first time that he has used this delaying tactic, so we have to be on guard. Time is urgent and I have no time to explain.

Second, I think John Levi is not a target who needs to protect his life. He deserves his crime. If he is released like this, he will organize defenses and boost the morale of his party members, which will make our war more difficult.

Second Third, I have the direct appointment of Emperor Vespa. He appointed me to correct some of Commander-in-Chief Tiya's behavior when necessary. If there is any violation, I will be judged by the emperor himself, but I do have this power. If you don't believe it, you can ask my personal guards. They are all the emperor's confidants and should be enough to testify for me. "

The officers in the audience talked a lot. They actually agreed with Orville's behavior because it was indeed easy and relieved. What surprised them was that Vespa actually gave such power to outsiders. In a small sense, this was a mutual reminder between family members, and in a big sense, it was called military supervision. Let's see how everyone understands this matter.

Tiya certainly didn't want to really punish Orville. She just thought that if she kept silent about this matter, the reaction would be too bad. She couldn't set a precedent of disobedience and let the army develop the habit of acting on its own. Obeying orders on the battlefield is always the most important thing.

Orville mentioned Vespasian, and she continued: "You all heard that Orville Flavius ​​Vespasianus was granted this power, so what he did was not a complete violation of military regulations. His treatment and evaluation will be handed over to my father, the emperor.

But I want to emphasize that this kind of thing should never exist in the army. All officers should obey their superiors. I don't want you or your men to develop the habit of disobeying orders."

Everyone in the field agreed with it, and they also understood what Tia meant. The army is the place that values ​​​​rank and order the most, and this order of respect cannot be messed up.

Even if Orville's matter was fooled like this, I believe Vespasian would not blame him when he returned to Rome. It is better to say that Vespasian hopes Orville to do this.

He himself chose to kill John Levi at this time period for consideration. Now that the war is over, he should start planning for the future. In his opinion, the first task is to break away from his old identity.

The label of a Palphian might be useful in times of war, but when he arrived in Rome, Orville did not want to be the conspicuous foreigner. He hoped that in the eyes of the Romans, his identity would be "Orville Flavius ​​Vespasianus" rather than "Orville the Palphian". In order to achieve this goal, he has been more active recently.

He proposed the execution of prisoners, insisted on persuading the rebels to surrender, proposed burning the temple, and executed the rebel leaders. In many more things, he was trying to act like a Roman.

It's not the so-called fanaticism of converts. In his view, the Romans are classical mycologists, while the Parphins are extreme religious fanatics. Both sides seem to have problems more or less.

He just believed that being a Roman would make him more popular among the Romans. This war changed his mind more or less, not necessarily becoming bad or ruthless, but certainly becoming realistic.

After everyone left the scene, Tiya called Orville.

"Now, I need you to help me analyze the situation with the little supervisor sent by my father. Dealing with the aftermath is no easier than the war itself." She said with a smile. In fact, she didn't feel bad about Orville.

"I'm only four years younger than you. According to Roman customs, we are both under the immature age of thirty, so I object to you using this nickname for me. It was just a temporary measure. Anyway, I think No one went back to find my father for verification.”

He is now very familiar with calling Vesper daddy. Anyway, Vesper is fifty-eight years old, and in this era, it is not too much for Orville to call him grandpa.

As far as the status and wealth Vespa gave him, his reborn parents were nothing more than that. He was open-minded and had no psychological burden. Everything was fine once he got used to it.