Warlord: King of All Clans

It was impossible to disarm without killing them. After capturing all the bandits, Leo simply read out their crimes and then executed them directly.

How could these bandits, who had killed and robbed people and enjoyed the convenience of buying things for zero yuan, concentrate on farming?

Just like gamblers and drug addicts, murder and robbery can also be addictive.

Even if they are demoted to slaves, they still have to be watched while working to prevent them from escaping or suddenly injuring others. The productivity they provide is far less than that of a kobold miner.

Leo had no intention of letting go of those small groups of bandits who fled in all directions, and ordered the wild hunters and kobold scouts to continue chasing them, vowing to kill them all.

According to Leo's values ​​in his previous life, human life is more important than anything else, and no matter how vicious the criminal is, he should not be lynched.

What's more, many of the bandits were refugees two months ago and were only forced to become bandits. They were the ones who could still be saved.

But when he arrived in the other world, the operation of society was not affected by his personal values. Between the stability of the river bay and the lives of the bandits, he decisively chose the former.

After the battle, Leo commanded the River Bend Infantry to dig a pit to bury the killed bandits and collect the spoils.

The bodies of Harold and other bandit leaders were nailed to wooden frames and placed in a conspicuous place on the World Tree Avenue for public display.

As the leader of the three hundred bandits, Harold left his name behind even after his death. Leo specially wrote his name on a wooden board and nailed it to the wooden stake above his head.

The bandit leader, Harold the Cruel!

When Ivan brought the militia to meet Leo, the latter was admiring his masterpiece.

Hanging robbers and fugitives around the territory as a warning to others is a traditional virtue in the North.

The enemy is frightened, the people are reassured, and the wild beasts are happy.

Looking at Harold's body, Leo made a scientific judgment, "The bandit leader who Knight Solovie couldn't kill with a single shot was shot dead by me with a single arrow. This shows that my strength has reached the level of an extraordinary knight."

"Oh, yes, yes!" Ivan rolled his eyes and reported the results of the battle.

Three hundred bandits fought fiercely with four hundred militiamen. Nearly half of the bandits were killed in battle or hunted down, and more than half of them were shot to death by crossbowmen.

On their own side, ten sword and shield militiamen were killed, more than twenty were injured, and one militia crossbowman died.

The unfortunate crossbowman was eager to make a contribution, so he chased the bandit with a small hammer in his hand, but the bandit chopped off his head with a knife.

Ivan was afraid that the militia would suffer a setback in the first battle, so he asked for twenty of the most elite veterans from the river bend to accompany him to defend the battle. This would prevent the militia from becoming panic-stricken and fleeing after their shield formation was broken by the bandits.

However, these militiamen, who had only received two months of training, did not disappoint Hewan's expectations.

Although various flaws were revealed in the brief battle and various unnecessary deaths and injuries occurred, we still won in the end.

Leo listened to Ivan's detailed report and nodded to show his acceptance.

After commanding several battles and witnessing the cruelty of cold weapon combat, he no longer fantasized about victory with zero casualties.

Unless one’s technology is a huge step ahead, or one’s equipment and arms are several levels higher than the enemy’s, there will be some casualties.

Even when the cavalry charged, there were times when they were speared down by serfs with pitchforks!

In the following period of time, Leo spared no effort to eliminate the bandits, hoping to clean up the bandits' nests found nearby before winter.

The kobold scouts became more and more bold, and their reconnaissance range became wider and wider. When they encountered small groups of bandits, they even dared to gather together and launch attacks.

In the past, these gnolls would hide their tails and walk away once they left the Gnoll Valley.

There was nothing valuable in the lair of these bandits, and the fortifications they had built were also useless, so Leo simply had them burn it down.

Leo not only led the Hekou Town militia to suppress bandits, but also cooperated with the Knight Commander Solovy. The two militias fought together and together maintained the public security outside the western sentry tower even better than inside the sentry tower.

In the eyes of other knight lords, this is simply a problem.

In their view, the militia’s combat effectiveness would be the source of rebellion and a threat to their rule.

The lord's army was trained with great expense, so it would be a pity if any one of them died.

Those bandits are not all enemies. Without them, how can the lord collect taxes with confidence?

For many lords, the common people who evade and resist taxes are more evil than bandits.

Let the bandits plunder first, and then the lord will lead the army to march around the village. Those villagers who resist paying taxes will willingly offer food and money.

Some lords had such low prestige that they could only entrust the task of collecting taxes to bandits.

On this day, Leo once again captured a group of bandits numbering about a hundred men and blocked them in a valley near Hekou Town.

After several battles, the militia had already become proficient in cooperation and were no longer nervous when facing the vicious bandits. The 200-man force advanced in an orderly manner, ready to wipe out this group of bandits with the least casualties.

Leo, Ivan and Basarov stood far away, watching the situation on the battlefield and chatting.

"After we kill them, there will no longer be a bandit group with more than 50 people outside the western sentry tower. From now on, the world will be peaceful and everyone can farm in peace."

"Yes, your wedding date is approaching. After this wave is over, you can go back to River Bend and get married."

"Great, early retirement!"

As they were chatting, on the battlefield not far away, the bandits launched a death charge. Dozens of them held off the militia's slowly advancing shield wall. The core force of more than 30 bandits at the back took the opportunity to rush out from one side and escaped under the rain of arrows from the militia's crossbowmen.

The militia's shield formation moved slowly and was held back by the bandits, while the crossbowmen in the back row lacked close combat strength and were restrained by the captains from pursuing.

Seeing this, Ivan waved his hand and prepared to let the reserve troops go forward to block the attack.

Just then, two riders came running from outside, heading towards Leo's direction, and happened to run into the bandits' escape route.

The leading knight did not spur his horse to avoid the attack, but drew his sword and rode into the crowd.

Unfortunately, the warhorse was neither armored nor adequately trained, and did not dare to directly run into the short spears raised by the bandits.

Instead, the man stood up and almost knocked the rider over.

The rider was not at all panicked. He supported himself on the horse's back with one hand, jumped high over the horse's head, flipped his body in the air, and swung his sword, drawing a half-moon arc of light, cutting off several short spears that were stabbing at him.

The steel boots slammed down on the head of a bandit, then he used the force to fly up, directly passing over the bandits and the militia reserves, and landed next to Leo.

The poor bandit was stepped on so hard by the rider that his head was almost stamped into his abdomen, making him die a miserable death.

Leo was also stunned by the rider's fancy moves and couldn't help cheering.

He had only seen such skills in martial arts movies.

Looking at the other person's tall figure and heroic face, Leo was afraid that the other person would suddenly shout "Orantis, the uplifting spirit will never die!"