War is not a matter of human will.
Although they were reluctant to send out those capable officers, the bosses of the aristocratic faction were at least not stingy in paying money. The Noble Faction's fast mobile force, which numbered only a few hundred people in total, was indeed well-equipped, even if it could be described as "armed to the teeth."
These people all wore enchanted armor and used enchanted weapons. They brought a lot of various alchemical items, especially the blazing glue for setting fire and the glitter dust for escaping. Almost everyone brought ten Come on. Their mounts are exotic war horses with the blood of Warcraft. This kind of carnivore can run continuously for most of the day. After a night's rest, it can run wildly with full energy. It is much more advanced than ordinary war horses. With such equipment, even if they encounter a strong enemy and cannot win, they can easily retreat.
Their leader, Earl House, was riding a special carriage, and the carriage was pulled by a monster that was nearly half the height of an ordinary heavy war horse. It had a dark red mane and four burning hooves. When it stops after running wildly, it will emit dark red mist with heavy breathing. Ordinary people will feel intense fear as long as they inhale a small amount of fog, and will have nightmares for several days in a row. If you inhale a little more, you will become a madman. If you inhale more, for example, take a few big puffs in succession, then it will just become quiet - it will be poisoned to death.
This weird monster is said to be the product of a cross between a devil and a horse, and it is also said to be a devil sealed in a horse... It's not a good thing anyway. They are called "nightmares". Although they are not as terrifying as real nightmare beasts, they are almost enough for ordinary people.
The horse pulling the carriage is already so special, so the carriage is naturally also extraordinary. This carriage doesn't look big, but actually there's something else going on inside. Let alone one person, even if it seats ten or eight people, it can still be very spacious. There is even enough room to hold a small party or something.
Of course, Earl House would not allow ten people to ride in the carriage. There were only two passengers in the carriage, himself, and a maid who was still very beautiful even though she was middle-aged.
The origin of this maid is unknown, and her identity is very strange. She doesn't even have a formal name - because she won't pay attention to anyone except the earl. She usually sits in a small empty room next to the earl's study and is in a daze. Eat something, sleep sometimes, life has no routine at all. But there was only one thing that was very strange. Whenever the count needed her to do something, she would happen to be there, or come over just when the count opened his mouth, without any delay.
If it weren't for the fact that this woman always dressed up as a maid, never showed any signs of martial arts or magic, and didn't have any fighting spirit or magic power in her body, everyone would even think that she was the earl's personal bodyguard.
But there is no doubt that a maid is a maid, not a personal bodyguard.
The current earl is a very careful person and almost never lets others get close to him. Even the food and drinks he eats and drink are kept plain and simple, mostly to reduce the possibility of being poisoned. There are rumors that this is similar to the sudden death of the previous earl. Relatedly, it is also said that the previous earl was poisoned to death, so the current earl is so afraid of being poisoned.
However, there is also another saying that there is a "frightening to think about" factor behind the death of the previous earl...
Earl House never expressed any expression towards these rumors, neither was he angry about them, nor did he appear guilty. After the loyal knight reported angrily, he just said indifferently: "Let them say whatever they want. The people are always ignorant. You can't guess what strange thoughts will come out of the fool's mind. You can't just let them think randomly." , just chop off their heads - even though the heads are useless, if I want them to work for me, I have to keep their useless heads to eat and drink."
The earl is very open-minded on this matter. But in government affairs and military matters, he was very strict. After taking the throne, he personally presided over the military training work. In the first month, he personally hung up lazy soldiers three times and beat them to death. In terms of government affairs, he would often randomly check the accounts of the territory. Once he found any problems, he would investigate them to the end, and executed more than a dozen officials, large and small. Among them were veterans who had followed the House family for several generations, as well as second-generation nobles with unusual backgrounds. But in front of the new earl, they all had only one end.
Hang him up and beat him to death.
Yes, the new earl punishes those who violate his rules very severely. Basically, it is just one sentence: hang them up and beat them. It just depends on the severity of the situation, ranging from just hanging up once and giving two symbolic lashes, to hanging up and whipping one whip at a time until death.
Plain and simple, plain and simple.
He also used the same method when he organized the temporarily formed rapid mobile troops.
After beating three people to death, the remaining people became honest.
For example, right now, they are strictly implementing the marching system formulated by the Earl. The scouts are sent out for at least fifty miles. No matter what abnormal situation occurs, they will have time to respond.
"What you're doing is too hasty." Inside the carriage, the maid who said nothing in front of outsiders said.
Her tone was very calm, without any respect as she should when talking to her master.
"I don't have time." The count was half lying on the soft animal skin mattress, with a look of exhaustion on his usually serious face, "The backlash I have received has become stronger and stronger. If I don't seize the time to finish the matter, I will die in peace. "
The maid sighed: "You don't need to be so anxious."
"It is necessary to take this opportunity to severely attack the goddess of wealth, which will help promote the belief in human gods." The count showed a vicious look in his eyes, "A human country should believe in human gods!"
"But to be honest, I don't think a mere war can hit the goddess of wealth."
"So I want to increase the intensity of this war. What if the battlefield is littered with corpses? I want the people to bleed everywhere, let the people complain, and then make the goddess of wealth unable to control her faith and give the human gods the church With the opportunity to grow stronger." The count sneered, "How can a god monopolize faith, how can such a good thing happen!"
The maid was silent for a while and sighed: "You are still... too impatient. This matter could have been done slowly. We all have plenty of time."
"There is no time, there is not much time." The Earl shook his head, "There are some things that I can't say. In short, there is really not much time, and we can't afford to wait."
He was silent for a while and said: "The situation in the south is relatively easy to handle. After all, we have a trump card. But the situation in the west is the most troublesome. The Church of the Goddess of Wealth has too much power and influence here. Don't be harsh. Give them a hard blow to prevent them from causing natural disasters and man-made disasters. There really won’t be any good opportunities in a short period of time.”
"...I still have an ominous premonition that things won't go so smoothly this time."
"If it doesn't go well, it won't go well. Anyway... I don't intend for it to go well." The count smiled, with a ferocious smile. "As long as more people die, it doesn't matter which side they die from. In fact, it doesn't matter to me." the difference!"