Release that Witch

Although there were water wells and water intake facilities around the castle, the fire broke out fiercely, and the smoke rushed down the corridor. The rescuers could hardly get close to the lobby.

The First Army quickly withdrew from the castle and blocked the area. The fire burned for almost two hours until the next afternoon, when nothing was left in the dungeon.

After that, it was on-site clean-up and investigation. The officials who came with the army set up a temporary town hall and began to take over the administrative affairs of Jinsuicheng.

The fire in the dungeon quickly came to fruition: a group of mice sneaked into the underground of the castle from the secret passage because of the hatred of the Duke of Borg, who turned the bustling city into a poverty-stricken fortress, igniting the piles of wheat straw.

Therefore, this is a very vicious artificial arson case, which not only poses a major threat to the order of the East, but also a provocation against the No. 1 Army.

In addition to vigorously publicizing the results of the investigation, the First Army and the City Hall also launched a campaign to clear the mouse in the city. Frankly wide, resisting strictness, reporting rewards, exposing foods... Together with the stocks found in various aristocratic houses, they are gradually put into the market and relief, and the dead city suddenly becomes noisy.

On the night of the release of the rodent control, the bear's paw once again got into the camp of the iron axe.

"Boss, those big families have signs of evacuation. Today Xichengmen passed more than a dozen carriages, and the direction is to go to Haifeng County. Some of them have a particularly deep rut. I think the above should be..."

"Gold and silver jewels," the iron axe put down the quill in his hand. "But at the beginning I said that as long as the food, they took them and let them go."

The chief commander was not surprised by the occurrence of this situation.

When the fire broke out, the trust between the First Army and the traditional aristocracy was completely disintegrated. Regardless of the consideration, fleeing from this place was the only way they could think of. Losing the family's pillars and several knights is not an unbearable loss for a family. The title can be inherited, and the knight can be enshrined again, but the courage of confrontation will not happen again.

Instead of staying here and waiting to die, it is better to take a younger, a servant, and a wealthy family to go to it. It is important to find a new opportunity to seal the land, but it is more reluctant than the latter.

Moreover, in order to prepare for this war, Willie Borg concentrated all the resources in Jinsuicheng. Most of the nearby territories were seriously abandoned. It would be difficult to recover in two or three years, otherwise they would not be so fast. determination.

"Boss, there is one more thing..." The bear's paw said that half of the words were stopped. For a nucleus adjutant, this is a rare expression.

"You said," the iron axe was in color.

"The fire in the dungeon... Did you put it?" The bear paw hesitated for a while, and finally whispered.

"Why do you say that?"

"I don't mention that there is an iron door partition in the dark passage. It is difficult to break through the strength of a few rats. I feel that the troops stationed in the team will not be able to relax until someone arson." I also went to the dungeon. The flame does not seem to be drawn from the room, but it spreads from the aisle to both sides, and according to the wreckage after burning, it should be caused by oil."

After the iron axe finished listening, he nodded. "You guessed it is right, it is my order."

Probably I didn't expect him to be so refreshed to admit that the bear's paw couldn't help but squat for a while, "...why?"

"It's all right for me to do this. You know it's easy to get out of the way."

"I didn't ask this," the adjutant shook his head. "I mean, aren't they surrendering?"

"It turned out to be..." The iron axe sank for a moment. "In short, I have no time to check whether they are really willing to surrender. They also have no time to judge them. This is why the army will go east before the army goes out. All matters are entirely responsible for my reasons."

"but……"

“Do you think that making such a decision without trial may cause the innocent of them to die?” The iron axe interrupted the adjutant’s words and handed him a book at the table. “Look This one."

“This is... demographic book?”

"From the castle study." The commander nodded. "Five years ago, Jinsui City and the surrounding area had a population of about 220,000. It is enough to be the most prosperous area in the east, but this year, This number has plummeted to about 60,000. The number of refugees we received from the east has accumulated to almost 30,000 to 40,000. Even if we calculate by 40,000, there is a gap of nearly 120,000. This is still based on the fact that the number of people is not growing. The reason for all this should be clear."

The bear's paw sucked in the air, "the farmland that was poured..."

"There is also this unrecognizable Jin Suicheng." The iron axe stood up and walked to the candlestick with his hands. "In order to block the road and thicken the wall, Willie apparently recruited nearby people." Without the permission and assistance of other lords, he can never do this alone. The large concentration of the population has caused the problem of business interruption and farmland production to become more serious. The final result is the number in the statistics book. In other words, These nobles are all accomplices of the Duke, and now you still feel that your Majesty will accept their effectiveness?"

"..." The bear's paw was speechless.

"But the words that they think they are not guilty are not lies," the iron axe continued. "Because in their eyes, this is nothing. Even if the cultivated farmland is reduced by more than half, the aristocratic mansion is still full of food. And even ... people. After all, if stored properly, meat can be stored longer than wheat."

The pupil of the bear's paw slammed tightly.

"Of course, the most important thing is that they have seriously hindered their planned population as the most fancy resources, but they are squandering unscrupulously. If we don't carry new firearms, what will the battle be like? The field guns will be in the mud. It’s hard to walk in the ground, we can only force the siege, or fight a long-lasting war. At that point, I think the nobles will not surrender before they consume the city’s population.” The iron axe turned back, “You Any other questions?"

It took a long time for the bear's paw to look up. "You have done it right to burn these guys. It's just too cheap for them... But this treatment is not meant by the sire? If he is known by him..."

"In case?" The iron axe picked up his eyebrows. "Do you think I will leave this matter without reporting it? No, he will know that I have written everything that happened in Jinsuicheng into the report, no matter what." He does not agree with this practice, and I will be responsible for this matter alone."