Dozens of military short crossbows, this kind of short crossbow is not equipped by ordinary troops, only the elite of the main battle armies of the empire, or the elite of the Royal Forest Army.
This kind of short crossbow is launched with a mechanical noose, and it can shoot through the armor of soldiers in twenty steps. Known as "armor-piercing arrows", each one costs a lot of money, and only a person like Du Wei can equip all the guards around him with such a powerful weapon. These prairie people are nothing but a mob, not to mention armor, it is very rare to be able to have a piece of leather armor on board, most of them are just wearing leather robes and fur coats.
Moreover, Du Wei was even more ruthless. He quietly ordered to modify the arrows of the short crossbow equipped by his subordinates, and designed the arrows into a triangular shape. , the person being shot will also bleed more, and it is extremely difficult to suture afterwards!
Du Wei's order to let go of killing people, these guards of the Tulip family will not be relentless!
After a short crossbow volley, half of the prairie people fell down. Seeing the other party firing short crossbows, and the companions around them being shot to the end one after another, these prairie talents turned from panic to resistance, and they finally understood: These Roland people are going to attack ruthlessly!
The prairie people howled loudly. Most of these prairie people were vicious people. Seeing helplessness, they waved their scimitars and rushed towards the guards of the Tulip family. At this time, most people made up their minds, only Only by fighting to the death and breaking the net can there be a way out!
It's a pity that they were so dazed just now, and the distance was about twenty steps. It was enough for the guards of Tulip's house to complete the second volley!
The second Lun shot a short volley, leaving less than half of the prairie people who were still standing. Most of those shot by the arrows fell, and if some did not die, they fell down bleeding and moaning in a low voice.
The guards threw away the short crossbow together, and all of them drew their swords and rushed towards the remaining prairie people!
Although these prairie people are vicious, they are not regular troops after all, but some mobs. How can they be against Du Wei's guards? Many of these guards have the official rank of imperial warriors, even if they are dealing with ordinary soldiers, one can fight several!
Thirty guards rushed into the crowd of prairie people. Slash with a sword, without leaving any room. These prairie people originally wanted to rely on their fierceness to fight for a chance of survival. But soon they were desperate. The guards of the Tulip family were like chopping melons and vegetables, and the crowd was filled with blood and flesh.
It takes less than a cup of tea. There is no longer a prairie man standing on the deck!
None of the thirty guards died, but everyone was covered in blood. Du Wei was still standing on the second deck, squinting his eyes, with a soft face.
The river transport officer next to him had never seen such a bloody scene in his life. After all, he was just an official in a small town. How could he have seen so many people die in a short while? What's more, these guards of the Tulip family are like lunatics, and they are ruthless. Slash and hack. Just now he saw with his own eyes two severed arms of prairie people flying over, and some flesh and blood splashed on the railing of the second deck.
The river transport officer's face was pale. Almost want to vomit. Du Wei seemed to have a contented expression on his face.
Some of the guards of the Tulip family were selected from the veterans who had experienced the battle of Giliat City. Many people stood on the top of the city that day and saw the brutality of the prairie people. Cut off the heads of their dead colleagues and turn them into human head racks. How could these people be soft on the prairie people when they took action
Blood flowed like rivers on the deck, broken arms and stumps were everywhere, and some prairie people who were hit by an arrow just now and survived for a while, rolling on the ground in pain, now don't care about crying out for pain, some people have already pulled apart desperately. His voice begged for mercy.
But these guards faithfully carried out Du Wei's order! Several guards carried their swords and walked back and forth among the corpses lying everywhere, no matter whether they were alive or dead, each of them made up a sword! Then cut off the head!
The river transport official was frightened out of his wits, so he couldn't help but whispered: "Duke, Your Excellency... Well, they are all dead, so there is no need to chop this end..."
Du Wei didn't answer, just smiled, and Lao Yan said coldly at the side: "Mr. He Yun, you don't know that building human head towers is the favorite custom of grassland people! If you want to object, you can go down and ask me about it." Brothers, there are quite a few of them, and their brothers and friends were built into human head towers by the grassland people!"
When the river transport officer heard this, he quickly shut his mouth.
At this time, there was a sound of plopping into the water. Du Wei thought it was some prairie man who was dying and jumped into the river to escape, but someone from below reported it immediately.
It was the sheriff who had been down there all the time, seeing such a bloody massacre, he was so frightened out of his wits, his feet went limp, and he fell into the river.
Du Wei smiled disdainfully, and then asked people to go down to rescue the security officer, patted the shoulder of the river transportation official beside him, and said with a smile: "Okay, the smell of blood here is too pungent, you and Let me talk in the cabin."
"No... no need." Officer He Yun took a few deep breaths, and then said solemnly: "My lord, what happened here... well, there are still two or three prairie people's business groups in the town. These prairie people are the most group-oriented , once I hear the news here, I am worried that they will make a fuss... "
With the same eyebrows, Du Wei said with a faint smile, "Oh? Is that so."
Then Du Wei called out to Lao Yan loudly: "You take half of the brothers yourself, and disembark with this Mr. River Transport Officer to the town to help him deal with the matter. If any prairie people dare to provoke and make trouble, you know what to do."
"I know." Lao Yan's cold voice made the river transportation officer next to him tremble: "If someone makes trouble, we just let go and kill people!"
"Very well, let's go." Du Wei nodded.
The river transport official suddenly felt that his legs weighed a thousand catties, and he couldn't help praying in his heart, only asking those prairie merchants to be honest and peaceful, otherwise... something big is going to happen in this town today! If these Duke Tulip's men killed several prairie business groups in one go in the town, then... bless the Goddess of Light. Let these prairie savages understand a little bit...
Du Wei's subordinates were very efficient in doing things. In less than an hour, the heads of all the prairie people were chopped off. Du Wei made people stand on the pier and erected several high wooden stakes. Put all the heads on the sharp wooden stakes, and turned them into several adult head frames.
This incident has already spread throughout the port and the town, and all the people watching the excitement around have been frightened by the bloody scene. No one thought that this noble gentleman would be so ruthless. Just kill! Killing doesn't count. They even chopped off their heads and hung them on the pier to demonstrate!
Many people inquired about Du Wei's background, and some were close. At a glance, I saw the tulip flag on Du Wei's boat. I understood immediately. No wonder! I'm afraid that only the young Duke would dare to do this to these prairie barbarians.
And the prayer of the river transport official seemed to have worked, and there were two or three other members of the prairie caravan in the town. Originally heard the news. There are also people who will draw their swords and fight desperately when their brains get hot. But then he saw that Lao Yan was fully armed. The murderous guards came over. The armor on many guards' bodies was still stained with blood, so they didn't scrub it off on purpose.
So dozens of them are bloody all over. The murderous guys lined up to surround them. The prairie people were originally bullying and fearing the tough. I heard that more than 100 people in a business group were killed. The other party was still Duke Tulip, whom the prairie people feared the most. Immediately, everyone lost the thought of resisting, and stayed in their camp obediently. He didn't dare to make trouble at all. Some people quietly sent people to the pier to inquire about the news, and the people who came back mentioned that there were hundreds of people on the pier. The head frame that was built, let’s talk about the scene. These prairie savages. Everyone is discolored. His courage was broken, and he would never dare to make trouble again.
With Du Wei such a kill. Since then, in the port town of Mingfan, the prairie people who come and go never dare to provoke and make trouble again, and such a scene. It also inspired the courage of many imperial business groups. Occasionally they had disputes with grassland people, and they dared to fight with each other loudly. Often at the end, they all pointed to the straight chest of the pier and said loudly: "Last time, a whole hundred heads Just cut off the one hanging there! Don’t you want to be one hundred and one!”
Often when this is said, the grassland people dare not play helpless anymore.
After such an incident, the law and order of Mingfan Port has been improved. The people in the town, the river transport workers and the caravan on the wharf, everyone is grateful for the Duke of Tulip. Although they all felt that the Duke was cruel and ruthless, it was truly terrifying. But the more this happened, the more I felt full of awe for this fierce Lord Duke.
After killing so many people, Du Wei left immediately. The corpses were cleaned up, and the river water was taken to wash the blood on the boat. With such a busy schedule, half a day passed. Moreover, things are done by themselves. If they leave, the river transport officials here will be out of luck. After all, Du Wei is not the kind of person who does things regardless of the consequences. When he is happy with himself, there is no need to ruin the career prospects of others. After the river transport official wrote the report, Du Wei read it and signed his name below. In this way, the matter was reported to the top, and the officials above knew what to do when they saw their signatures. No one dares to embarrass this river transport official.
As for the sheriff, Du Wei didn't bother to care about that guy. Judging from today's performance, this guy is a sheriff, although he is low-level, he can be regarded as an official military officer of the empire with a high level! But when facing the prairie people, he was weak and incompetent. In the end, the dignified military officer of the empire was so scared that he fell into the river!
As a military officer, Du Wei wouldn't protect him if he was such an idiot! It's better to be withdrawn!
In this way, after staying in Mingfan Port for another day, Du Wei's boat hoisted its sails and set off.
When they got out of the dock, they had to wait in line on the berth, but when other ships saw Du Wei's flag, they immediately turned around and let out of the river. After entering the canal, other merchant ships saw Du Wei from afar. Wei's boats all voluntarily backed down.
The following sailors reported to Du Wei, and Du Wei knew that it was all because of his massacre yesterday, which made these imperial merchants who had suffered enough from the prairie people happy. This is the meaning of gratitude and respect from these merchant ships to him .
"Your order yesterday is different from what I know, your human customs."
On the deck, against the gentle wind, Queen Medusa and Du Wei stood side by side. She asked her question in a low voice.
"Well. Let's talk." Du Wei smiled.
"According to what I know, most of you humans believe in the Goddess of Light, and the teachings of the Goddess of Light are mainly about forgiveness and kindness. Violent actions are not advocated. Hmm. And, I also heard that a philosopher of your kind said a famous saying "Violence Can’t solve all problems.” Isn’t it? But yesterday, you directly adopted the most violent and bloody method to solve the problem. I always feel that you seem to be the same as the description of human nature in the books I know , a big difference."
Du Wei pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "Okay, dear Miss Nicole. Then let's continue with the class today."
Looking around, he suddenly saw something not far away. A small boat is moored on the shore. That boat is different from other cargo ships and merchant ships on this river. Look from a distance. The sails are actually brightly colored. There were faint and laughing voices coming from the boat, besides. The boat was very full. It is not sailors who stand above the deck. But a few gorgeously dressed women. Outside the cabin, there is a faint smell of rich aroma and alcohol.
"That place. There is a boat." Du Wei stretched out his finger and pointed to the distance, and then said with a smile: "Although you don't need to see it with your eyes, I know that with your mental strength, you can sense what it looks like, right?"
"Yes." Medusa replied.
"So. Let me tell you, that boat is not a serious place. To be precise, it is a brothel on the river. These merchant ships, the sailors on the boat, walk on the water all year round, and the life on the boat is the most boring. These Grown men have nowhere to vent. It's been a long time. Always need to find some fun. And this kind of boat is the most popular on the water."
As he said that, Du Wei casually looked at the deck of his own ship. Sure enough, several sailors couldn't help but look to that place, and their faces could not help showing yearning expressions.
"A brothel?" Medusa frowned slightly: "Where is a brothel? It's not mentioned in the books I know."
Du Wei laughed: "The books you know are all read to you by my fiancée. Hehe... that little girl is so shy herself, how could she read this kind of thing to you? Besides, our human beings In books, most of them only talk about some sanctimonious things, and such things are generally rarely recorded in books."
"You don't have to laugh at me, what is this place?"
"A brothel is a place where men find women." Du Wei said calmly: "Men always want to vent their desires, but these women rely on their bodies to make money. It can be regarded as an exchange."
"You mean... mating?" The words Medusa said made Du Wei a little speechless. But he smiled wryly, and replied: "Well... that's right, it's mating."
On Medusa's originally calm and indifferent face, a faint blush could not help but appear. This trace of blush was already extremely rare on Medusa's face, who had always had an expressionless expression. Although her previous appearance was beautiful, it always made people feel a little less human. The "beautiful" appearance made people feel breathless.
But now, there was a blush on the cheeks, and her beauty immediately increased, but the intimidating edge was softened a lot.
She was originally the most beautiful among the most beautiful, and compared with Mrs. Liszt's level of calamity for the country and the people. Du Wei, who was close at hand, was stunned by such a shy appearance at this moment.
Her cheeks were flushed, Medusa frowned, her expression was slightly disgusted, and then she whispered: "But... I heard that in your human books, one of the biggest differences between you and beasts is that you The sublime of mating. The mating of wild beasts is blind and pure estrus. But you humans... often have physical contact because of love, isn't it like this? But you can mate with money... so love What? I remember that it was written in your human books that money cannot buy love."
After hearing this, Du Wei seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, and couldn't help but let go of his throat and burst out laughing.
God, the simplicity of this Queen Medusa is really comparable to our little stutterer. Seeing that Medusa was a little upset by her own laughter, she quickly said: "I remember I said it a long time ago. Human beings are complicated. Then let me tell you, human beings are the most duplicity race in the world! Humans tend to Set a very lofty moral standard, and then write these things in the book to flaunt yourself... But most people in the world cannot achieve that seemingly lofty moral standard! The so-called saying one thing, doing it One set, that’s what it means.”
"You mean... to lie?"
"Yes, it's lying." Du Wei replied without any concealment: "Dear Miss Nicole, I know that you don't like lying. But I have to tell you clearly. Human beings are born to be a good liar. Moreover, most people can lie. Lying is also one of the skills that must be possessed in order to survive in the human world! If you want to integrate into this world and become a real human being, then whether you like it or not, you will sooner or later You must learn to lie! Otherwise..." Du Wei said here, with a faint smile: "No matter how strong you are, sooner or later, you will die in an ugly way. In this world, it is difficult for people who can't lie to survive. of."
Although these remarks are a bit extreme, they have to be said. It is indeed a wise saying. human world. That's the way it is.
However, Du Wei has overlooked an extremely important thing at this moment!
Queen Medusa was originally a very simple blank sheet of paper! ! She understands human nature. There are also large blank spaces. Just like a newborn baby! She learns what you teach her!
And Du Wei, a guy with some evil thoughts, instilled these dark "truths" into a "blank paper"... It is tantamount to shaping Queen Medusa's "personality" step by step!
Although Du Wei is smart. But not a qualified educator. He blindly told this "blank paper" about the evil, ugly and dark things among human beings. In the future, what kind of human nature this Queen Medusa will be shaped by him is really interesting. !
At this moment, Du Wei naturally didn't think so much, just smiled lightly, and finally made a conclusion.
He pointed to the whore boat in the distance, and said with a smile: "Look at this whore boat, and think about how many people I killed at the pier yesterday."
After a pause, Du Wei took a deep breath and said lightly, "Money cannot buy love, but it can buy women!! Violence cannot solve all problems, but it is often the most effective and direct solution."
Queen Medusa was contemplating, and the expression on her face made it impossible to guess what Her Majesty the Queen was thinking at this moment.
After two days on the river, the boat stopped at a small port on the way to replenish food and fresh water. But the ship had just landed, and to Du Wei's surprise, there were already local officials waiting on the port.
It turned out that the news of Du Wei's commotion in Mingfan Port had already been spread, and there were already fast horses on land spreading the news layer by layer. It's just that the boat moved slowly on the river, and the Duwei people didn't arrive, but the news had already arrived.
Duke Tulip's ship is moored here, and the local officials of the local port town dare not neglect. Du Wei originally didn't bother to pay attention to the flattery of these local officials, so he wanted to stay behind closed doors and just stay on the boat.
But the people below came to report that the local officials in the town had important matters and asked to see him. Du Wei reluctantly agreed to let the mayor come in.
The mayor met Du Wei, and after saluting respectfully, he said one thing.
This matter is not too difficult, but when he said it, he was very cautious, for fear of offending the Duke.
"What did you say? Someone wants to take my boat to the imperial capital?" Du Wei smiled.
"Yes, it is Lord Maximus, the chief archbishop of the North Central Diocese of the Temple of Light, and his entourage." The mayor smiled wryly: "My lord, the thing is like this, Archbishop Maximus and his entourage, from the North Central Parish I rushed to the imperial capital to participate in the year-end grand ceremony. Unfortunately, you also know that in this damn season, it is too difficult to find a boat on the river. Originally, Archbishop Maximus had his own boat, but it is a pity that the damn boat , it suddenly broke down, and the archbishop and his party were stopped on the road. Now they have abandoned the ship and landed, and they are heading to our town along the way. The order given to me is, let me no matter what, within a day In the meantime, a boat was dispatched at the pier so that the archbishop could go to the imperial capital by boat. It is absolutely not allowed to delay the trip of the bishop. Honorable duke, this order is sent directly from the governor's mansion of this province. You know , Our Lord Governor is a devout believer."
"So you chose my boat?" Du Wei smiled.
The mayor was in a cold sweat, and he looked like he was about to cry but had no tears. He was almost on his knees: "My lord... I'm at a loss. I don't know which **** bastard told the guys on the pier this order in advance. As a result, several merchant ships that were originally moored at the pier heard the news. , Afraid of being caught, I immediately lifted anchor and ran away! The remaining boat is too small, and His Excellency has brought a lot of followers and salutes. I am afraid that the small boat will not be able to hold it... Now the only big boat here is only you... "
Speaking of this, the mayor muttered angrily: "Those unscrupulous businessmen actually refused to let the archbishop take the boat and ran away. These guys who don't respect the gods will come here again next time. I will definitely give them some trouble." eat."
Du Wei immediately understood in his heart. Those businessmen who ran away. Naturally, he refused to carry any bishop and his party!
The cargo on the ship is full. There must be quite a few of the Bishop and his party! If you want to take a boat, you must move out the cargo yourself to make room for the Bishop and his party. In this way, the merchant himself will of course suffer losses. Businessmen value the most profit. In the face of interests, who cares about being godless? Besides, these temple people. Absolutely no compensation will be paid. To them. Devotion to the gods is a matter of course.
Du Wei is not a stingy person either. Although he didn't like the temple, he didn't want to offend the temple.
Archbishop of a diocese. In the Bright Temple of Roland Continent, he is already considered a very powerful figure! The Temple of Light divided Roland Continent into eight dioceses, each with an archbishop. There are also four vicars below, who are in charge of all the academic affairs of a diocese. Includes taxation. Appease the believers and take charge of the temple real estate. and proclaiming teachings, etc.
Speaking of it, it is almost equivalent to being a "governor" under the temple!
Moreover, from the perspective of the territory controlled by the archbishop of a diocese. Much bigger than the governor of the empire. After all, a governor is just in charge of a province. According to the division of the temple, more than 40 provinces of the empire were divided into eight parishes, equivalent to one parish covering three to five provinces.
The important thing is that these archbishops, as the directors of the temple's academic affairs, not only control the collection of taxes and the property under the name of the temple... but also their own military power!
The holy knights of the temple are stationed in various parishes, and each parish has about a few thousand knights.
With its own finances and military power, what is the difference between this "archbishop" and the governor of the empire? Moreover, the power is greater, the status is more detached, and there is more!
The most important thing is that according to the tradition of the Temple of Light, the archbishop of each diocese is the real core figure in the temple. After the death of each pope, if a new pope is to be established, one of the archbishops of the eight dioceses of the empire will be selected to succeed the pope!
When selecting, the public standard is to list the achievements of each archbishop during his tenure in the local diocese, including tax revenue, enlightenment of believers, number of new believers developed, and so on.
In other words, the archbishop who asked to take his own boat back to the imperial capital. Regardless of his political achievements or his status in the temple. At least in name, he is also one of the future Pope's successors!
The name alone is enough to make people awe-inspiring.
Although Du Wei was unwilling to deal with this kind of person, he didn't want to offend him either. So, after thinking about it, he agreed to the mayor: "Well, anyway, I still have a lot of empty space on the ship. When will the bishop arrive?"
"It should be tomorrow morning." The mayor breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly replied: "After Archbishop Maximus's ship broke down, they have abandoned the ship and are coming ashore in a carriage, and they will definitely arrive here tomorrow morning. "
"Then, I will stay here for a day and wait for the Archbishop to arrive."
After dismissing the mayor, Du Wei sighed.
After all, the mayor asked himself, if he refused, then this matter would definitely reach the ears of the archbishop. Can't offend people.
Besides, although I am afraid of the temple, at least Hussein, the most wanted criminal, is not around now, and I have no reason to be afraid.
As long as... Du Wei touched his head.
He is used to long hair, long and thick hair, covering the little devil's horn on his head, and Du Wei specially designed a hairstyle for himself, making the hair on his head even thicker up a layer.
Moreover, at worst, I will wear a magician's robe and a magician's hat tomorrow! Hmph, an archbishop can't just come and pull off my hat to check my hair.