Just after he was busy with the restructuring of the Governor's Guards, Dane encountered an annoying matter.
That woman, Freya, came to her door again.
The female holy knight Freya has been recovering from her injuries in Ghost Knife Port for almost a month, and she has just recovered recently.
After her cultivation was completed, she remembered her duty again—they still had to clear Cinderella's demons.
Dane couldn't remember if she didn't come to look for her. When she came, Dane remembered that he had a debt, and he hadn't settled it with these priests yet.
For a long time, Dane had no time to talk to them, but this does not mean that Dane didn't know who was helping the ghost knife port when the purification ceremony of the evil god's tentacles was carried out in Comilla more than a month ago.
Besides these priests, who else
Those who had the motivation to do this kind of thing, those who had the ability to do this kind of thing, and who had a relatively deep understanding of intelligence, on Comilla Island at that time, there were no other people except these priests.
The reason why he didn't attack at that time was because, on the one hand, he considered that there was no conclusive evidence, and it was difficult for Dane to directly attack the priests of the Holy See, which was well-known throughout the continent; moreover, the purification ceremony was in progress at that time, His energies were again absorbed by the construction of the dungeon - Chateau Lai and the restructuring of the Governor's Guards, so he had no time to deal with these people.
And it's fine for Dane to ignore them, but they dare to come to the door
It's just asking for death.
Regarding this matter, of course Freya refused to admit it to the death. However, in the end, when Dane captured those adventurers who had direct contact with the priest group and were responsible for spreading the news in Ghost Knife Port, Freya had nothing to say.
In the end, this group of priests of the Holy See was 'gifted' out of the territory by Dane—of course, if you say it was expelled, Dane would never admit it.
In fact, Cinderella Dayne wanted to fight no matter what. If it was before, he wouldn't mind taking this priest group of the Holy See with him. After all, there are more than 60 priests, and the average occupation level is eight or nine, which can be regarded as a relatively powerful force, and they are all paladins and priests who use holy power to purify the demons. The role that can be played in the battle should still be great.
But now, Dane has no such idea. The reason is simple. These people were severely damaged after the battle underground on Comilla Island. There were only a dozen or so people who were able to persevere, wait for Dane's support, and leave the underground world alive. Among them, several of them lost most of their combat power forever due to serious injuries.
Such a team no longer has any combat power, so Dane naturally doesn't value them so much.
What's more, these priests, including Freya, are a group of guys who don't obey orders. If you take them to fight, you have to worry about these people acting without authorization at any time, which will easily cause trouble. Moreover, relying on the status of the Holy See, Dane would also find it difficult how to deal with them.
It can't help, but it is very likely to cause trouble. Such people, what is Dane doing with them
Simply blast away and pull down.
However, before blasting them away, Dane decided to give them a little 'sweetness'.
This so-called sweetness is the news that Cecilia got when she returned from the dark forest about that peaceful land, which has now become a paradise where the Cursed Church is rampant. Dane didn't know whether the Holy See had received this information—he guessed that those fanatics must have known this situation. But he didn't mind at all to continue to exert a little pressure on the Holy See through other channels.
After all, if the Holy See was willing to take action against those bastards who cursed the Church, Dane would welcome them with both hands and feet.
…
At this moment, the time has come to the midsummer season of Schindler, and at this time, Dane also decided to do it.
The target he wants to attack is the warlord forces in the east and west directions with the White Wolf Fort as the coordinate.
Schindler is a paradise for warlords. If so, there are not only big warlords in this land, but also many small warlords.
As for these little warlords, Dane has never taken the time to clean them up, but sooner or later he will get rid of them all.
After all, he is not satisfied with just being the governor of Schindler at all. He wants to become king, end Schindler's century-old chaos, and establish a country that can truly be unified and centralized. It is absolutely impossible for him to tolerate all kinds of warlord forces who do not obey orders in his own country.
The first ones to clean up are those guys on the east side.
From White Wolf Castle to the northeast, after more than half a month of normal marching speed, it was Beast Blood Castle. But in fact, there are three small warlord forces on the half a month's journey between White Wolf Fort and Beast Blood Fort, which is nearly 200 kilometers away.
'Evil Eye' Bergen, 'The Executioner' Moloto, and 'Blind Dragon' Ao Dao.
These three small warlords were nominally Dane's allies in the war a year ago. They were sandwiched between White Wolf Castle and Beast Blood Castle, and those who had no suspense had to join him and Ou Ze's front, otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to exist until today.
However, that war did not really threaten their own interests in essence—it was just a small warlord, usually only focusing on their own one-acre three-point land, so how could they care about the general situation
It was precisely because of this that they did not go into battle in person, but under Ou Ze's order or threat, they sent a total of more than 2,000 soldiers to join Ou Ze's army.
It's all just making up the numbers. In fact, their troops did not persist until the start of the war. During the fierce battle in the ice cave city at the earliest stage, they were almost consumed as cannon fodder.
When the war was won and Ou Zeyuan left, Dane became the actual Governor Hindler, and they quickly sent envoys to express their intention to surrender to Dane. They regard Dane as Oze in the past, and they don't mind giving part of the territory's production as tribute to Dane, and they don't mind sending troops to assist Dane when he needs it.
In their view, such an expression is enough. But in Dane's eyes, this is far from enough.
Dayne's Schindler's future, with no place for warlords. There are only two paths he left for these three people:
Total surrender, or death.
…
New Caesar calendar 218, June 17.
Schindler, who had been quiet for half a year, had another disturbance. The governor of Schindler, 'The Dire Wolf' Dane, issued an order to the three warlords northeast of White Wolf Castle.
This order was in the form of a letter, signed by Dane himself, and a messenger was sent to deliver it to the three people, and then, in the name of the Governor of the whole territory, this decree was made public in White Wolf Castle.
On the title of the decree, write this line: "Notice of Trial Implementation of Local Government System in Tianshuizhou Region".
The content of this decree is very simple. The so-called Tianshuizhou area is the area from White Wolf Castle to the northeast to Beast Blood Castle. The so-called 'local government system' clearly told the three warlords in Tianshuizhou to send a signal: I want to turn Tianshuizhou into a local government, and you warlords have to give way to me.
In fact, the content of this decree is similar.
All illegal military groups in the Tianshuizhou area are required to disarm within a one-month time limit, waiting for the next arrangement and order; all industries in the Tianshuizhou area are required to conduct an inventory by themselves, and administrative officials sent by the Governor's Office will check in one month later; A month later, the Tianshuizhou County Government will be established, and all administrative affairs in the Tianshuizhou area will be taken over by the local government. All military forces will be under the direct command of the governor.
Dane's decree is no less than a death sentence for the three warlords of 'Evil Eye' Bergen, 'Executioner' Moloto, and 'Blind Dragon' Audao.
If the decree is really implemented, doesn't it mean that the three of them are completely finished? Hand over the army within a time limit, hand over administrative power within a time limit, and take stock of property...
The military power, administrative power, and economic property were all handed over. This is obviously to force the three of them to a dead end.
Dane is also for this purpose.
He would never naively think that if he became the governor of the entire territory of Schindler, he would really be destined to unify the whole country. Warlords will not give up the power in their hands, and they are especially unlikely to give up the army in their hands. Under such circumstances, there is an irreconcilable contradiction between him and the local warlords.
Needless to say, as long as Dane asks others to hand over the army, the warlords will definitely not obey.
War is obviously an inevitable thing.
That being the case, Dane has no intention of accommodating any administrative laws.
Still, Dane gave them a choice.
In fact, after Dane dispatched the apparent envoy to send the "Notice" to the three warlords in the Tianshuizhou area, he also handed them a private letter.
The content of the private letter will not be as cold as the public administrative decree.
In the private letter, Dane explained his thoughts to them, his desire to end the situation of the local warlords in Schindler and to establish peace. Of course, these statements naturally cannot have any influence on the warlords. They are warlords, not idealists, so how could they be willing to hand over their authority amid Dane's empty words
If you want to persuade others, you must have real interests that you have to show.
At the end of the private letter, Dane clearly promised that as long as they surrendered their army and took off their status as warlords, Dane would definitely give them an explanation.
This explanation, in Dane's opinion, is quite generous.
If they are willing, they can join Dane's army and simply serve as a general.
They will have a relatively high starting point, becoming a senior officer in Dane's military group, taking on certain responsibilities according to their respective abilities, and in the future, like everyone else, they will be promoted according to their military merits. There will be a little bias.
If they don't want to continue to join the army, it doesn't matter. Dane can set aside a part of the land and let them operate as merchants or landlords. If the land is not needed, it can be given to a part of the city's industry, or simply give a lot of money. .
Moreover, no matter which path they choose, whether it is to join the army or return to the fields, Dane is also willing to provide some economic and political preferential treatment.
For example, in the annuity system, the taxes in the Tianshuizhou area will take out a certain percentage within a certain period of time as their personal income. Politically, Dane decided to implement the honorary aristocratic system, giving certain political privileges and preferential treatment.
This is Dane taking their future prospects and guaranteeing their wealth for half their lives in exchange for them surrendering the power of the warlord.
And if they don't want to, Dane won't be polite to them at all.
The Governor's Guard Corps, an elite force of 10,000 people, has just completed the restructuring and is ready to go.
The actions of the Governor's Guards Corps were not concealed at all, and they were placed on the border of White Wolf Castle near Tianshuizhou area in an open and honest manner.
This legion is like a sharp knife that Dane put on the necks of the three warlords, and the private letter handed to them is the candy that Dane holds in the other hand. And what he meant was obvious—
"Eat candy or be knifed? You choose."
The three warlords reacted differently.
'Evil Eye' Bergen seemed very hesitant. After being notified, there was not much movement within his sphere of influence. He neither started preparations nor actively responded to Dane's notification, nor did he give any reply to Dane's envoys. According to the news from the eyeliner placed beside him, Bergen, who was a businessman in his early years, is currently in a state of turmoil. He seems to be watching the actions of the other two.
The reaction given by 'Blind Dragon' Ao Dao was quite good. He communicated with Dane very frequently through Dane's envoys. This old man, who is over sixty years old, wants to know how much he can gain if he surrenders his authority. Judging from his attitude, he should just want to continue bargaining, to treat the power in his hands as a commodity, and to raise the selling price a little higher.
As for the 'executor' Moloto, his reaction was the most violent. He directly detained the envoy sent to his territory, and publicly executed Dane's envoy a week later, and said cruelly: "That wolf cub thinks he is invincible? Shit! Come to Tianshuizhou to try that son of a bitch, I will definitely teach him an unforgettable lesson with a tomahawk, and let him know that in the land of Schindler, it is not his bastard who said it alone Calculated!"
After reading the information sent back, Dane tore the letter into shreds with a sneer and threw it into the trash can, then said softly:
"Want to die? I will help you."