Recently joined are four great chiefs and three high priests, all of whom are count-level powerhouses. Some of them are from the Great Corridor, and three are from the Emerald Sea. The ranks from the Emerald Sea are all Earl Garter, and their strength is obviously higher than that of the Great Cloister. The tall werewolf chieftain with bright feathers is the strongest one among them, and the dark force is stronger than Iska. , there is also a faint sign of breaking through the Marquis.
The strong werewolves introduced by Eska would all stand up, kneel on one knee facing Qianye's direction, and touch their foreheads with their hands. This was their highest respect for the king.
From this point of view, the werewolf's attitude towards Qianye was far more respectful than the mercenary generals, and thus more loyal. Even the arrogant turkey-headed werewolf chief was like this. When he saluted, he was as devout as anyone else, and he returned to his seat to regain his arrogance. Some mercenary generals also noticed it, and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
After introducing all the newly added werewolf powerhouses, Eska said: "Your Majesty..."
Qianye raised his hand to stop him, "Your Majesty, don't use this title from now on."
Eska was obviously a little embarrassed, and said: "But the tribe is already used to it. After such a great victory, I can't stop them. Besides, isn't it a matter of time before you become a maharaja?"
Qianye frowned, and said: "No matter what happens in the future, at least for now, I still can't afford this title, so don't use it."
"Yes, Qianye... my lord." Eska finally changed his title, and then said: "These companions are all devout people who sincerely want to follow you. They have added your position on their respective ancestor altars. "
Qianye's face became quite strange. In the empire, only the dead would be placed on the altar to worship.
Carol seemed to know what he was thinking, and leaned closer to Qianye's ear and whispered in Qianye's ear: "In the tribe of the werewolf ancestors, there is indeed a tradition of offering sacrifices to kings, which is safer than any oath, of course you cannot drop the throne. "
Qianye reluctantly nodded, although he still felt awkward, but he also knew that this form of loyalty was recognized by all werewolf tribes, and the risk of betrayal would become very small. Until one day in the future, Qianye would be killed by the new king and take his place on the altar, just like the Duke of Bone.
And these three tribes are the first to pledge their allegiance among the tribes of the Emerald Sea, and it seems that life under the Duke of Bones is not easy.
With this batch of werewolves, Qianye's strength in Yonglu increased greatly. It's just that how to use this power needs to be cautious. At the same time, Qianye also had to completely give up his original idea of trying to stop the Great Corridor Tribe from putting himself on the ancestor altar.
Piety is a higher level of loyalty. If you want to gather these werewolves under your command without causing trouble, keeping them pious is the best way. It is more effective and reliable than contracts written on parchment. This is another aspect of traditional power. one side. In order to maintain stability, Qianye could only sacrifice his feelings.
Next, Qianye asked about the casualties and aftermath of the battle.
Since the formation of the mixed army of werewolves and humans, the Battle of the Emerald Sea was the largest and most tragic battle. The werewolf warriors in the entire corridor exceeded 150,000 casualties, and the new army recruited and trained by Xu Jingxuan also lost more than 20,000, accounting for almost half of the entire new army.
Correspondingly, more than 300,000 Jade Sea Werewolves were killed or injured. Because their own treatment capabilities are limited, and the large corridor cannot provide extra support, thousands of seriously injured Emerald Sea Wolves will die one after another in the next few days.
After the death of Duke Bone, most of the emerald sea werewolves participated in the battle and the reserve troops surrendered. Now there are as many as 300,000 prisoners alone, and tens of thousands of werewolves fled in the chaos.
According to the confession of the captives, there should be several werewolf troops coming a day's journey away from here, adding up to about a hundred thousand. Once they get the news of the defeat ahead, they will definitely flee back to the original tribe.
The best strategy at present is to send troops to intercept immediately, wipe out these werewolf reinforcements in the wild, and reduce the pressure of sweeping the entire Emerald Sea later.
But Qianye looked inside the house, no matter whether it was human or werewolf, almost all of them were covered with wounds, and they couldn't find anyone who could lead the troops, so they had to give up. Moreover, there are hundreds of thousands of captives outside, and they must be dealt with quickly, otherwise there may be an outbreak at any time.
The work of incorporating the Emerald Sea Werewolves was complicated and meticulous, but the implementation went smoothly.
When the Duke of Bones went to battle, all the large tribes in the core area of the Emerald Sea came out in full force, and they were wiped out. Those who escaped were scattered tribes on the sidelines of the battlefield. Tens of thousands of soldiers sounded like a lot, but they were scattered in all directions. Not to mention that Qianye had already recruited the main force of werewolves, even the werewolves who only relied on the large corridor, even Xu Jingxuan The rest of the new army can also wipe out those remnants.
There are also some tribes in the fringe areas. Although they have also received the call of the Duke of Bones, some of them are far away, and some lack enough military supplies to catch up with this war. For these tribes, as long as you have enough patience and take the time to subdue them one by one, you can always calm down slowly.
For the next few days, Qianye had to convene various large and small meetings every day, often for half a day, without even having time to consolidate the realm of the god general. The resettlement, safety, and food of hundreds of thousands of werewolves are all major matters, and there is no room for error. It wasn't until after experiencing it personally that Qianye realized that the logistics officers were actually not easy.
After the day's big meeting ended, Song Hui followed Qianye back to his private area. Knowing that she had something to say, Qianye closed the door and waited for the next sentence.
"Do you really want to take in these werewolves?"
"Otherwise?" Qianye felt that this question was a bit inexplicable. With the emerald sea and the large corridor, the total number of werewolves exceeds 12 million according to preliminary statistics. With such a huge number, it is naturally the best choice to subdue them, otherwise once they turn hostile, they will be killed even if they are killed.
Song Hui said meaningfully: "There are twelve million werewolves. In the past, it was because this land could not support so many werewolves that they attacked the fortress of Zheng Guo from generation to generation."
Qianye nodded, "I know. But this land cannot support so many people in the hands of werewolves, it's different in our hands."
Regardless of the Emerald Sea or the Great Corridor, the production of the land is not enough to feed so many werewolves, so they have to expand and plunder the surrounding area every year to maintain the lowest survival cost. Among the surrounding forces, Zheng Guo was the best to bully, so he became the first choice for the werewolves to attack. But in Qianye's view, just because Duke Bone couldn't do it didn't mean he couldn't do it.
The werewolf tribe here is still at a primitive level, living on hunting and extensive farming, and the farming technology is extremely primitive and backward, not to mention incomparable with the empire, even compared with Zheng Guo, they are not in the same era. As long as various crops suitable for planting here are introduced and the farming efficiency per unit area is improved, feeding these werewolves will not be a problem at all.
Who said werewolves can't be vegetarian? The werewolf in the Great Cloister has demonstrated that, between starving and eating grass, wolves will choose to eat grass. And farming not only produces rations, but also mixed fodder and high-quality pasture. High-quality forage can double the output of animal husbandry, at least to ensure that soldiers can eat meat.
It only takes one or two years, and this piece of land is fully capable of supporting twice as many werewolves. In addition, if more investment is made to cultivate high-yielding crops that are fully adapted to the environment here, the number of werewolves that can be fed will continue to increase.
The only thing that needs to be solved may be the food problem during the transition period. But after this war, hundreds of thousands of elite fighters were reduced. The ration needs of these fighters are much greater than that of ordinary werewolves. Even if they do nothing, they can barely survive this year. On the other hand, Qianye can also choose to buy food from the empire, so as to fill up the bad time.
But Song Hui didn't think so. Seeing that Qianye didn't understand, she simply said, "Have you ever thought about how many people can be supported if this land is full of human races?"
Qianye was stunned. He hadn't thought about this question. When he thought about the plan for the next year or two, it was still based on the current situation and hadn't reached the stage of extreme assumptions.
Since Song Hui asked, numbers quickly rolled through his mind. High-level fighters and strong men cannot be used as examples of universality. If only the general population is considered, the food intake of an adult is far less than that of a werewolf, and the amount is disproportionately small. An adult werewolf is about twice the size of a human race, but its food intake is equivalent to four adults.
If Qianye is sure to feed 20 million werewolves, then it is not impossible to feed 40 to 50 million human races in this vast land stretching for hundreds of kilometers, or even more. It's just that the environment in Yonglu is still unfavorable to the survival of ordinary human races. People without force living here will have a shorter life expectancy than in the empire. But if the population is migrated from a neutral land, there is not much difference.
However, there is a deeper meaning in Song Hui's words. Qianye thought about it, frowned slightly, and said, "You mean, let me kill all werewolves, and then fill in the blanks with humans?"
"You don't need to kill them, just expel them."
Qianye frowned even tighter. Even for werewolves, such a large-scale migration means that countless people will die on the way. With such a primitive tribal form of werewolves, it is common for half of them to die during the great migration. This is not too different from direct massacre.
Qianye sighed, and said, "What's the difference between this and killing them? Song Hui, after all, these are ten million lives, so can they be killed like this?"
"If it is not my race, its heart must be different! Besides, there is only so much land, and if you feed werewolves, you cannot feed the human race. From the standpoint of my race, of course, we must kill all werewolves. How do you think Daqin established the country? How did you open up the frontier? The continent that the empire now occupies was not a deserted place 1,200 years ago."
Of course, the middle continent is not barren, and the empire has its own unique resources, especially the territories controlled by the imperial family and clans, many of which can be called fertile land. It was the Foundation of Dawn that was forcibly torn from the dark world.
Qianye knew that what Song Hui said was true, the road to the rise of the human race was full of sacrifices, and those bones and blood belonged not only to the human race, but also to countless dark races.
He was silent for a while, and said: "I remember hearing a saying that since the power lineage of this world is divided into dawn and darkness, it means that every ethnic group has the right to live on the continent. To destroy an ethnic group, dawn or The darkness will give rise to another, so blind killing is meaningless. This is Yonglu, not the Empire or the Eternal Night Council, maybe it can be different? Besides, these werewolves are sincerely seeking refuge and have proved their loyalty .”
Qianye paused, and said frankly: "In this situation, I really can't do anything."
Song Hui didn't relax, and asked, "What did they use to prove their loyalty?"
"The lives of two hundred thousand soldiers."
Song Hui also had to nod her head, and sighed, "Okay, that's fine. But what if they rebel in the future?"
Qian Yedan said: "What I promised them, I will naturally give them. If there are still people who rebel, do you think I will let them go? There are quite a few dark races who died at my hands in the past."
"That's good." Song Hui breathed a sigh of relief, she thought for a while, and then asked: "Then what do you think about this country? Is it on the side of dawn or eternal night?"
This is a problem that every kingdom must face, who is this country born for and who is it fighting for. But this most basic question stumped Qianye.
In the squeeze between the two camps, there are many forces claiming to be neutral, but everyone knows the water in it. Those who can be truly neutral must either be weak enough, or strong enough, or the act of neutrality itself has sufficient benefits.