Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 12
Herme let the living take care of the dead, while he directed the rescue of the wounded.

It's a pity that many people are still seriously injured, and all we can do is to give them a good time.

At this moment, Herme couldn't help but think of the warlocks who were good at healing in the original book, but it's a pity that Sazaburg didn't have any.

The Sazarburg side quickly counted the casualties. 31 people were killed and 14 were injured.

There were so few wounded mainly because of the execution of the seriously wounded who were hopelessly in front of them, which was also unavoidable.

"Oh, the loss this time is really big."

Herme pulled up a bench in the gatehouse and sat down. It was the first time he had seen such casualties among his subordinates, and many of them were veterans who had followed him since the first Northern War.

"Don't blame yourself too much, Commander Herme, war is like this. I can even say that your casualties are very few."

The prairie warrior who swept across the battlefield at a critical moment said that if any residents of Fort Sazar heard his voice, they would find that he was George, the famous demon hunter in the Barony of Sazar.

That's why Herme walked into the gatehouse, because it was closed enough that the two could talk without being heard by outsiders.

After all, you can't destroy the neutral reputation of the witcher. Master George helped you, so you can't sell him.

Although it was once in Hemei's mind whether he should "accidentally" expose the master's identity, in the end he forced himself to give up that idea.

The moment this idea appeared, it was rejected by Herme.

"Speaking of Master, what are you going to do next?"

Herme asked George, "No one should recognize you. Savin's mouth has always been strict, and he never leaks information, but if you continue to stay here, it will be hard to say what will happen next." .”

"I will leave as soon as possible, today. In fact, my luggage has been packed, and I can leave right away. Then I will disappear in front of the public for a few months. I guess they will forget me as a swordsman who suddenly appeared."

Before participating in the battle, the master had already thought of a way out for himself, and that was to leave quickly.

As long as it disappears for a few months, no one will remember it.

But what he didn't expect was that the people still remembered his incident.

But the effect was achieved, and no one connected the powerful prairie warrior with the witcher George.

A generation later, this story will become a legend, a legend that a powerful warrior will save everyone in times of crisis, and even Herme's descendants will not know what happened.

A folklorist from the University of Oxburg believes that this is the prairie dweller's desire for a strong protector in a dangerous environment, so this legend came into being.

However, the locals have a completely different view. They think that the legendary guardian is real, and they are very disdainful of the scholars.

Among them, the radicals regarded this as an insult to themselves, and the professor was almost beaten when he came to Sazarburg.

The local government, out of the need to promote tourism, naturally dismissed the views of the University of Niuburg, and deliberately suppressed those who said such remarks, announcing that such remarks are very unpopular in Sazarburg.

Gradually, this statement also fell into oblivion, at best only discussed among scholars, as an example of the study of folklore of human psychology.

However, one scholar believes that the prairie warrior should be a demon hunter. The era when the legend was born was the era when demon hunters increased their activities in Harkland, and it is not unacceptable for a demon hunter to make a move.

But this point of view was ignored by everyone, and it was quickly forgotten by people.

After learning about Master George's plan, Herme didn't say anything to him, and let the master go to work on his plan.

And he ordered his subordinates to open the city gate to see the Cossacks who came to support from outside the city.

Opening the city gate, what came into Herme's eyes was a mess, arrows and corpses were scattered on the ground, and blood was scattered among them.

Farther away, the Cossacks belonging to Fort Sazar were looting corpses on the battlefield.

They had stripped the dead man of all his clothes, and the weapons had been bundled aside.

The Cossacks looked for gold teeth in the mouths of the well-dressed corpses, and if there were any, they lifted the gold teeth. Some people skillfully cut open the fingers wearing the rings, and then pulled the rings off.

People are constantly cheering for their looted corpses, and the people around them are also full of envy. Searching for corpses is like touching treasure, and there are always people who can make a fortune from it.

This made Herme feel a little overwhelmed, especially when he thought about his struggle just now, these guys came at a really good time.

But Heme didn't even get angry, that's not what a ruler should be like, he just stood there like this, and sent his attendant Viato to call the chiefs of the villages to come.

The Cossacks still obeyed Herme's orders. After a while, the leaders of the villages came to Herme. Their faces were full of joy of victory, which showed that they had made a lot of money from this wave of back attacks.

But when they saw Herme's complexion, they soon understood what was going on, and everyone knew how to watch their words and expressions.

The atmosphere became awkward for a moment, after all, it was such a coincidence that they came here, so coincidental that no one believed them when they said they didn't mean it.

"Commander Herme, we didn't come at this time on purpose."

A man wearing a cuffed fur hat stood out, and there were waterfowl feathers on his fur hat. Herme knew this man. He was the elder of a relatively large village near Sazarburg, and his name was Vigoles.

"We have assembled our staff as quickly as possible, but even so, it was still late when we arrived, and we are very sorry for that."

Vigoles had a very low profile when he spoke. Among the many Cossacks, he was known for being reasonable, which was not a common quality among this group of people.

For this reason, he is very prestigious in many Cossack villages, and everyone likes to let him make judgments, because his judgments can satisfy everyone.

Vigoles obviously understood that a few apologies would not be enough to melt Herme's dissatisfaction, so he said to Herme,
"To express our apologies, we will hand over half of the captives and trophies obtained in this battle to you."

These words eased Herme's expression. Fortunately, these guys still know how to take things out. If they think that a few apologies can solve the problem, then Hemei has to do something to them for the sake of his own prestige. some punishment.

Punishment will inevitably lead to the deterioration of the relationship between the two parties and even the confrontation of swords and swords. With the Cossack's rebelliousness, troubles will definitely occur.

At that time, there may be a civil war. This is not something that should be included in Herme's future plans.

This is something Herme doesn't want to see. Now that Vigoles has done things wisely, he doesn't have to face the choice he doesn't want to choose.

"Since you all know what the problem is, I won't say anything more."

Herme ended the matter with these words, "Come to Salzburg to attend the celebration banquet tonight, this is a rare victory."

Naturally, the Cossacks would not refuse the banquet, and since then, as he said, the matter has passed like this.

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Herme returned to Fort Sazar, which did not mean that he could be free from now on, as there were still various affairs waiting for him.

Heme first made a new plan for the defense plan of Fort Sazar. As far as the siege ability and durability of the Cossacks can be seen in this battle, if there is a moat in Fort Sazar, it will not be rushed so quickly There is also enough time to wait for other troops to arrive.

But now he happened to have this manpower in his hands, and with the tribute from the Cossacks, Heme had more than 400 captives in his hands, and they were all young and strong.

It is most suitable to use them to dig the moat. Hemei does not intend to kill these people, but he does not intend to release them directly.

These labor forces have to be used well, and they can at least leave after the moat has been dug.

The other is to encourage the establishment of brick-making workshops. Bricks are a good thing. Using bricks as a foundation, wooden walls can be built higher and bigger.

Moreover, the output of bricks will increase in the future, and the entire city wall can be replaced with bricks, so that the city's defense will be stronger.

As for why he focused on bricks, because Herme didn't expect Hackland to have stones at all, and it's been a while since he came here. Hemei just couldn't find any place that produced a large amount of stones.

While busy making various decisions, Herme noticed that the post-war "market" in Fort Sazar prospered very quickly, and soon the market in front of the main castle was filled with stalls selling all kinds of war spoils.

Watching those bloody clothes being bargained for, Herme could only lament that the people in this land are still too adaptable, even the northerners who immigrated here behaved like Cossacks.

It's true that some people try their luck in such a post-war market. We all know that fighters often have difficulty accurately assessing the value of each item they get in their hands, so picking here may be a windfall.

However, as the night progressed, these stalls were cleaned up, and Herme would hold a luxurious ceremony here to celebrate this great victory.

In this battle, Fort Sazar killed a total of 320 six enemies and had so many prisoners. This was the biggest victory Herme had experienced since she came to this world.

Several huge bonfires were lit, which were very conspicuous in the dark night. Citizens and Cossacks raised their wine glasses at the table, drank each other, and gulped down the food in the warehouse.

And those young people who are always restless start singing and dancing around the campfire immediately after drinking and eating.

Naturally, passion is also ignited in these young people's favorite things, and soon there are men and women stepping into the darkness together.

Herme's side was full of people bragging about his achievements, but it wasn't that they were flattering, many of them were sincere.

Especially those who have fought with Herme, Herme's performance is very reliable in their opinion.

In troubled lands, warlords are always welcome in the ranks.

Looking at those adoring and trusting eyes, for some reason, Herme felt a huge pressure on his back, but he couldn't express these emotions, so he felt very uncomfortable.

It was a sleepless night for many people, lit by countless bonfires.

In this era of expensive lighting, night banquets represent extravagance and luxury, so everyone naturally wants to have fun and enjoy themselves.

Hermi didn't go to the carnival with them, he just dragged his tired body and went to bed early.

There are too many things I have experienced today, and there will inevitably be more visible to the naked eye tomorrow, so let's take a good rest.

That night, Herme slept very soundly and sweetly, and he had another big dream of ruling the whole north by himself, but early the next morning, he was woken up by the flustered Viator.

It turned out that as the day and night passed, the news was completely fermented on the grassland, so people from all walks of life began to win over Sazabao.

Previously, in the struggle for hegemony on the grasslands, Sazaburg had been a passer-by for a long time, and all parties had trade relations with Sazaburg.

Although buying Sazarburg's goods cost them a lot, in addition to keeping enough for their own use, they can also resell these goods again, and sell them to those Hackland nomads, which can make a lot of money.

But at the same time, various forces also kept their distance from Sazarburg.

Because they didn't confirm Sazarburg's strength, in Hackland, it's meaningless to associate with someone who doesn't have strength.

If that Fort Sazar was nothing more than an unguarded golden den, it would be foolish to associate with them, or even make an alliance.

Previously, due to various constraints from all parties, Sazarburg's strength has never been tested by force.

Therefore, no one has any idea of ​​LS Zhabao entering the political situation in the grassland. At most, the trade is very hot.

And now that Sazarburg has proved that he is strong enough to defeat the siege of 2000 people, and even killed the Ataman of this warband, it can also be regarded as a new force on the grassland, enough to drawn in by all parties.

The Harkland Grassland has always been very lively. Various alliances have been rising and then being destroyed again. Killing and betrayal are the main rhythm of this land, and it is difficult for everyone to escape.

The appearance of new players may break this balance, so most of them sent messengers by coincidence.

So on the second day, Sazarburg was filled with all kinds of envoys sent by the grasslands from all sides, and all the hotels were occupied by them. This is a scene that Sazarburg has never seen before.

This scene made everyone feel dizzy all of a sudden, so they hurriedly called Herme up and asked him to receive the messengers.

This caught Herme off guard, but fortunately, he quickly cleared his mind and began to receive these envoys one by one.

And this reception of the envoys made Hemei's eyes wide open, because there were really everyone among the dozen or so envoys.

Some people are constantly bluffing, showing their strength, and wooing Sazarburg to participate in the battle; some people appear to be very gentle, but their suggestions are full of poison; Crane Overlord.

The forces behind these envoys also vary in size, and most of them fluctuate between [-] and [-] soldiers, which is also the common number of Cossack war gangs on the Harkland Grassland.

There are a lot of acquaintances here, so Hermi's dealings with them are very smooth. Hermi still knows how to get along with these people and how to talk to them.

To these people, Herme's attitude is very unified, that is, all hypocrisy and slander, talking about people when they see people, talking nonsense when they see people, and Hemei has a smile on everyone's face, expressing friendliness and goodwill.

Herme's inner thought was one, really, why should I participate in these crap things, you guys hinder each other every day, how many people dare to fight.

Not to mention that the one who dared to take the risk had already been killed by Herme, which was enough to dispel the thoughts of those who planned to attack alone. Fort Saza obviously couldn't be eaten by a war gang.

And I believe that after the completion of the new defense facilities of Fort Sazar in the future, they will have a deeper understanding of this section.

So Herme could refuse the requests of these people without fear. Although he spoke gently and kindly to everyone, the rejection in his words was very obvious.

Regarding his refusal, some people threatened to do something, some people left with a smile, Herme asked Viato to record all these things, and the collection of this information may be useful for shooting in the future. .

Since there have been constant envoys these days, Herme has been receiving envoys all the time, but not all of them came to discuss cooperation with him, and some came for refuge.

These people belonged to the Ataman killed by Herme.

In the land of the Cossacks, especially on the west side of the Zaar River, the Cossack villages that lost the Ataman will end up being annexed by all parties, and there will inevitably be some killings and looting during the period.

And there are always some people who are unwilling to accept such an annexation, so they choose to find a new master, and take the initiative to take refuge in a new master.

Heme, who defeated the original Ataman, is very suitable, not to mention that he also captured many of their young men. For those families whose family members were captured, it is nothing to take advantage of the opportunity to seek refuge in the past.

They planned to migrate directly to Heme. Anyway, for the Cossacks, migration was also a common thing, and many Cossacks were even living in a semi-nomadic state.

The Cossacks didn't have any psychological barriers to Herme killing their relatives. It's nothing to die on the grassland. Over the years, everyone has taken these things very lightly.

Hemei naturally accepted their refuge unconditionally, and even personally sent people to pick up these Cossacks. He needed people right now.

In the battle in Sazarburg, he knew that he could mobilize 1000 to [-] people under his command, but in his opinion, there were still not enough people.

What's more, this number was gathered by the men who mobilized almost the entire territory. If they were defeated, Herme would be so heartbroken.

So he needs more population, population can bring strength, can bring strength.

So for those defectors, he directly accepts them all.

Because of Heme's status as the victor, no one expressed his opinion on his actions. That was the power of the victor, and at most he could only control as much as possible those villages that did not fall to Heme.

In this way, such an unexpected battle allowed Hemei to enter the political arena of the grassland.

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