England·three years
The drizzle was beating on the wet plain, but the chariot was still running. On the left and right sides of the chariot were various warriors. At first glance, there were citizens of Troy, but most of them were tribal warriors painted with totems. There are dozens of flags.
At this moment, they advanced slowly with weapons in hand and arrived at the entrance of a valley. Soldiers came to report that there was no ambush at the entrance of the valley and the army entered the valley cautiously.
The valley is not deep, but the plants are lush and green under the drizzle, blocking the view.
There are two tribes living in the valley, one of which has a small number of people, only a few hundred people. In normal times, the people of this tribe mainly make a living by hunting, and there is only one road leading to the valley from the outside world, which has been occupied at this time.
The tribe soon appeared in front of the coalition forces. The entire tribe was surrounded by wooden fences. There was a wooden gate directly in front of the coalition forces. The tribes were all made of wood and grass. During the war, they could easily be destroyed by the enemy's fire attack. But this is already a fairly civilized tribe in England at this time.
The chariot stopped and parked in the valley. There was a man in armor in the car. It was Pei Ziyun. He had not changed at all in a few years and looked younger.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived." A soldier reported.
"Persuade surrender as usual!" Pei Ziyun said.
"yes!"
The warrior approached the gate and shouted to the tribe: "The king has an order. If you surrender immediately, you will be granted a knighthood. Those who resist will be exterminated."
"You should have heard a lot of news. Surrender quickly."
After the warrior finished shouting, the coalition forces stood quietly and did not rush the tribe.
There was silence in a tribe for a long time. When everyone was impatient to wait, the door was opened, and a gray-haired chief came out tremblingly.
The chief stepped forward silently, with a sentry standing guard in front of him. He knelt down tremblingly.
"Are you the chief of the Wild Boar Tribe?" Pei Ziyun broke the silence: "Why are you afraid when you see me? You will know in the future that I give more."
As he said that, he glanced at the tribes behind him, and many of them showed expressions of agreement. These were the chiefs of the tribes, and they were now following the king to encircle and suppress the tribes that had not yet surrendered.
With that said, Pei Ziyun jumped down and asked: "Are you really willing to become a subject of my kingdom without reservation?"
The chief of the wild boar tribe hesitated and replied: "I do."
Hearing this answer, everyone showed a knowing smile. This is a person who knows the current affairs. I don't know how many tribes have to resist to the end, but the results are very tragic.
"In this case, we have reached a sacred contract, and any deception and betrayal are sins." Pei Ziyun smiled slightly, raised his sword and tapped the tribal chief on the shoulder, and said: "I accept your surrender and officially transfer this place to Confirmed to be Shack County, I will make you Baron Sphinx."
The tribal chief was shaken and said dryly: "King, thank you for the reward."
"As long as you serve the royal family well, the kingdom will not treat you badly, and there will be new land given to you in the future." Pei Ziyun said.
A document behind him struggled to write. The document was written quickly, and he shouted: "Baron Sphinx, from now on, you are the Baron Sphinx of the kingdom. You must fulfill your obligations and serve the God of Disappearance." Build a temple.”
"And you must send 15 soldiers to serve the king for 40 days every year, and you must pay tribute one-twentieth of the annual output."
"Yes, I can fulfill all these requirements." said the new baron.
The clerk nodded with satisfaction. The Sphinx Baron was very obedient and continued: "Once every three years, the king can recruit you to participate in the war. If you have military merit, the king will entrust you with a new land."
"Do you have any questions?" the clerk asked.
"I don't have any doubts anymore."
The clerk nodded and said, "Actually, you will know later how much of a bargain you have gained."
"If nothing else, the chief cannot be hereditary. There are warriors in the tribe to replace you. Now, you can rely on the authority of the king to pass the title to your son."
"If you die in battle, your son will inherit your power and property."
"Whoever opposes will face the wrath of the entire kingdom." After hearing this, the chiefs of the Wild Boar Tribe did not fully understand, but some chiefs already showed a satisfied smile.
While the clerk was patiently explaining the obligations to the new baron, the soldiers had begun to rest and start cooking.
Groups of them went to the nearby dense forest to collect firewood, while a group of people built stoves on the spot.
The rich aroma quickly spread throughout the temporary camp. Everyone had just formed a small tribe and was in a good mood. There was food to eat at this time, and they all had a great appetite.
Pei Ziyun, on the other hand, was wearing armor, with an erect belt and a long sword on his waist. He was looking around, followed by an eleven or twelve-year-old boy.
Pei Ziyun asked: "After this battle, the kingdom will be cultivated for many years. Astyanax, what do you understand?"
Astyanax is the son of Hector. Pei Ziyun established the kingdom. It is impossible to manage the country forever. Sooner or later, the kingdom must be handed over, and the most suitable candidate is Astyanax in front of him.
In the past three years, Pei Ziyun has been deliberately cultivating Astyanax. Every time he goes on an expedition, he will take Astyanax with him so that he can witness how the entire kingdom is built step by step.
In this case, Astyanax could still rule the kingdom after his departure.
Astyanax thought for a while and said: "Uncle King, we Trojans, oh no, the British only have a thousand people and cannot withstand any losses."
"So we first adopt a gentle conquest, conquering the weak tribes first, expropriating them, and then conquering the stronger tribes."
"Although we have tried our best to use tribal soldiers to fight, we still have losses. We must recuperate to restore the population as soon as possible."
"Not only that, Astyanax." Pei Ziyun said: "We also colluded with the chiefs. Originally, the chiefs were not hereditary, but now we have colluded with them and replaced the ancient democracy with a feudal system."
"The chief soon discovered that by relying on the royal family, only the tribe lost, but he himself could turn equal tribe members into subjects, thus gaining huge benefits."
"That's why I adopted the enfeoffment system." Pei Ziyun just imparted his experience. At this moment, a soldier was brought back with blood dripping from his body. When everyone looked at it, they saw that his ear had been cut off. This was undoubtedly a violation of Everyone was scornful, and the people around him roared, expressing their intention to exterminate this arrogant tribe.
"What's going on?" Astyanax asked as he pulled a soldier over.
"Prince, the leaders of the Wild Wolf Tribe don't take us seriously at all. When our soldiers first went in to explain their intentions, they shouted that Wild Wolf will never be slaves and cut off our soldiers' ears." The soldier asked.
"Is there no other reason?" Pei Ziyun also asked.
"No, king," answered the soldier.
Pei Ziyun's eyes were slightly cold. This tribe was a provocation to the majesty of the royal family. If it could not be captured by thunderous means, it would damage the image of the royal family and even give some bad thoughts to some newly surrendered chiefs.
Pei Ziyun issued an order: "Destroy his clan without mercy."
"Yes." The soldier answered.
Pei Ziyun's order was issued quickly. The soldiers had just seen a comrade's ear cut off by this tribesman. They were all furious and carried out the order efficiently.
All the soldiers took out their weapons and were ready to go. The archers also took out their bows and arrows from their quivers and aimed them at the wild wolf tribe.
"Kill." Thousands of people roared loudly, shaking the sky and the earth, and rushed forward.
This was almost unorganized, but the people of the Wild Wolf Tribe were fighting in a melee with at most a few hundred people. Now thousands of people rushed forward, and their faces suddenly turned pale. However, they were indeed worthy of the name of Wild Wolf, and they all resisted desperately.
On the wooden fence, the warriors of the Wild Wolf tribe dropped their bows, arrows and spears at the charging enemies, and howled one after another.
The soldiers of the Kingdom's coalition forces also used bows, arrows and spears to continuously attack the crowds in the Wild Wolf tribe.
Even the chief of the Wild Boar Tribe, the newly appointed Baron Sphinx, had to lead his tribe warriors to attack the brother tribe. This neighboring tribe had lived with them for hundreds of years, and now they had to wield their swords to fight.
The battle was unorganized, just rushing, but the Wild Wolf tribe only had a thousand people, half of whom were women, and the number of people they could fight was only two to three hundred. Faced with the attack of thousands of soldiers, no matter how stubborn the resistance was, it was of no avail. After a moment, there was only a "boom" and the fence collapsed.
"Kill, kill, kill." The tribal army rushed in. In a short time, several thick smoke and flames were seen inside. The men of the Wild Wolf Tribe were indeed worthy of the name "wolf". In this situation, Even so, they still fought tooth and nail to block the influx of ferocious enemies.
But all they got in exchange was more ferocious killings.
Half an hour later, the sound of killing gradually stopped, and all the surviving members of the tribe were gathered in an open space. Women and children were concentrated on one side of the open space, and men taller than one meter were gathered on the other side.
"Today I want all of you to understand the consequences of stubborn resistance." A Trojan warrior said. The soldier whose frost ears were cut off was his comrade. He gritted his teeth in hatred for these tribes who stubbornly resisted.
After he finished speaking, he waved his right hand and loudly said, "Kill."
"Puff puff… "
The sound of a series of spears piercing the bodies was heard. All the men in this tribe who were taller than one meter were slaughtered. Their bodies fell to the cold ground with a "plop" and "plop". Blood spurted out from these people's bodies, dyeing a large area around them red. Suddenly all the women and children began to cry.
The tribe was slaughtered, all the women and children were made slaves, and the battle officially came to an end.
Pei Ziyun stepped forward, took the document, looked at it, and saw that there was no problem, then he said: "In the battle just now, the first place was Baron Berkrus, who gave me two knights."
"Sir Kovasili granted me a knighthood, and Sir Mossiko granted me a knighthood."
"Seventy percent of the wealth and half of the population will be distributed to all warriors who go to war. The remaining 30% of the wealth, half of the captives, and the land will be owned by the kingdom in accordance with the rules."
In this era, land is not the most precious, but wealth is. Hearing these words, the chiefs who had just become nobles cheered.
(End of chapter)