Ryan shook his head with a smile. In this situation, even a child who knows nothing about military affairs can understand that the overall situation of the Battle of Jinghu Lake has been decided. The Imperial Capital Expeditionary Force has won the final victory. The only suspense now is probably the final result. , and those are not important to Ryan,
Today, two small forbidden spells were released in succession. Even though Ryan had strong mana in his body, he turned pale with exhaustion. However, Roger and the others did not realize that their lord was actually very weak in their ecstasy. Ryan knew that at this time, he was the whole The backbone of the Fengxing Archer would naturally not show his weakness. He returned to his horse leisurely and allowed the horse to eat the grass on the ground at will.
Around Ryan, there are about 20 wind-walking shooters forming a loose circle. These are Ryan's personal guards. Their duty is to protect their lord, while other wind-walking shooters regrouped or drove Clay away. The herdsmen of the tribe, or simply bend their bows and shoot arrows to kill the elite warriors of the Clay tribe who survived the magic of Ryan.
This chaotic scene lasted until the Royal Knights of Orlando arrived. The Cuiyu Legion, which was left behind, delayed Orlando for a full 20 minutes under the command of Legion Commander Lugman, but the price they paid was that the entire Legion Tens of thousands of people were almost wiped out, and only a few hundred lucky ones became prisoners.
After Orlando eliminated the last threat on the battlefield, he immediately sent his troops to the Clay tribe's Mirror Lake camp. Following them were Colin's 10,000 archers on war horses, and the remaining Jonas Legion soldiers were left to clean up the battlefield. Due to the disparity in strength between the two sides, the 20,000 logistics soldiers who were left behind in the camp were all dispatched to assist the Jonas Army. Only a few hundred cooking soldiers remained in the entire camp.
When Orlando saw the mud to the east of the Clay Tribe's Mirror Lake Camp, his first reaction was that Ryan took action. Seeing that the elite Clay Tribe cavalry who had originally interrupted to retain their strength and left the battle were all trapped in the mire, Orlando Unable to help but sigh, Ryan single-handedly accomplished something that even 5,000 members of the Royal Knights could not do. Perhaps the truly invincible people on this continent should be magicians. It is a pity that since the beginning of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, human magic has The level is getting worse and worse. The great mage Meren and the era of magic talents 200 years ago were just a flash in the pan. It is a pity to think about it.
Compared with Orlando's calmness and composure, Colin seemed much more irritable. After seeing the scene in front of him, Colin started shouting and yelling. However, in his ecstasy, the order he issued did not match the preface and the follower. , and there are even contradictions. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers of the entire Jonas Army have experienced many wars and are very experienced. The captains shouted loudly to obey the orders, but they were busy with their own things, or Gathering the soldiers, or cleaning up the horses and weapons, these actions have almost nothing to do with the orders issued by their commanders.
By the time the results of the entire Battle of Mirror Lake were tallied, it was already a day later. After a full day of fierce fighting, the 70,000 Imperial Expeditionary Force and the 450,000 Clay Army finally annihilated the enemy at the cost of thousands of casualties. 300,000, including the ordinary Clay herdsmen killed by Lane after he issued a kill-without-discrimination order.
No one raised any objections to this point, let alone accused Ryan of killing innocent people. This was not because they were afraid of Ryan's strength or complimented him, but because at that time, Ryan used 4,500 people to sneak attack the enemy's camp with 200,000 herdsmen. , that order is the best choice. Even if it were Orlando, I'm afraid he can't think of a better way to deal with it.
In addition, the Imperial Capital Expeditionary Force captured almost 200,000 prisoners, and more than 150,000 Clay people were displaced and fled in all directions. Among them were mainly Clay herdsmen driven away by Fengxing Archer, and of course the people who protected Ah Chief Abdul and Kailim and others escaped from the mountain in the north.
More than 60,000 soldiers have to manage 200,000 prisoners. This is definitely a sleepless thing. When he thinks that almost 150,000 strong men of the Clay tribe may resist at any time, Jonas, the commander of the army who is responsible for guarding the prisoners, is full of blood. Chills, according to certain practices in past continental conquests, the young and strong among these captives are likely to become slaves, and if there are too many, some are likely to be slaughtered to reduce the pressure on the guards.
In the end, someone vaguely mentioned this matter in front of Orlando, but everyone did not expect that the first person to object was Lord Ryan who once issued the order to kill without mercy. In Ryan's view, the two sides fought extremely hard, no matter how cruel the methods were. It's normal, but now that the Clay people have surrendered, killing people randomly is a sign of cruelty and bloodlust.
Anyway, now that the expeditionary force has occupied the Clay Tribe's Mirror Lake Camp, the unburned supplies are enough to feed hundreds of thousands of people for a period of time to support the follow-up troops from the Imperial Capital. Then the only thing to worry about is the uprising of these Clay Tribe prisoners. Question, regarding this point, Lane proposed that the Clay people be imprisoned in family units. If the young and strong Clay people want to riot, they must take into account their frail family members, which has concerns.
In addition to this, Lane also proposed to relax the supervision and let the Clay people who want to escape leave on their own, because many of them were temporarily summoned by Chief Abdul, and their relatives are not here at all. How can they stay in peace of mind
After Orlando thought carefully, he agreed to Ryan's proposal. The commander responsible for guarding the prisoners went ahead with hesitation. Sure enough, tens of thousands of people ran away that night, but those Clay tribesmen who were pressed together with their families showed great cooperation. It seems that as long as they are given a tent and some food, these Clay people will stay there honestly.
During the day, the strong men among the Clay tribesmen left behind will be taken away. They will repair the camp and clean the battlefield under the supervision of the expeditionary force. As long as they perform well, they can return to their own territory with food. With their family members, this kind of life is even more relaxed than they were under the rule of Chief Abdul, which naturally makes most of the Clay people feel at ease.
Of course, there is no attempt to riot, but they have no weapons. As long as they show any signs of it, they will be ruthlessly cleaned up, and then their bodies will be hung up to alert other guys who are ready to move. Wait until the seventh day after the Battle of Mirror Lake. That is to say, after Roger and Letoz who were chasing Chief Abdul came back, the number of Clay corpses hanging outside the camp basically did not increase.
Orlando is very satisfied with this. Currently, the 150,000 Clay captives in Mirror Lake Camp are performing very stably. They are actively cooperating with the expeditionary force and have no sense of resistance. What they receive is preferential treatment from the expeditionary force. Tents, food, and even a small amount of liquor for good behavior. Their families will not be harassed by the expeditionary force at all. Such days are much better than when they were ruled by Sheikh Abdul.