Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 128

"Dunwa, my old brother, thinking about it now, I really regret it. I shouldn't have stayed at Fort Sazar back then. I should have joined Lord Herme's army and went to the west. Otherwise, I might be a big shot guarding one side now. Look at Marendo and Viato. They seem to be big shots in the entire kingdom now. I think I rubbed the head of that kid Viato back then, but I was still an ordinary captain of the town guard."

Standing on the top of the city gate, Jerry sighed at his choice,

"We can't go to the meeting now. Alas, I never thought that Master Herme would have such an earth-shaking change when he came back after he just went to the west to participate in the war. As the first person to follow the Lord, I have fallen behind because I didn't seize this opportunity."

As Jerry said, he was one of the first few people who defected to Herme, and it turned out to be just such a status, so he was very depressed.

Look at the shiny bronze medal on the chest representing the captain of the Fort Sazar Guard, with the falcon of the Botterdan family on it.

He used to be so proud of the bronze medal. He had to polish it very brightly every day, and he always straightened his back.

But now it looks a bit garish, and it is a representative of his low status.

He originally chose to join Herme for the sake of power and status, and now he got what he originally wanted, but people always look higher.

"Old friend, don't be too discouraged. In my opinion, your future is very bright."

The pipe-smoking dwarf mayor has another attitude. He has no opinion on these things, and he is not discouraged by it.
"You are the first person to go back to Master Hemei. No one will forget this, and Lord Hermei will not forget you. Sooner or later, you will get the chance to be promoted. As for the opportunity, I don't think it will take long for you to take the initiative to come to you. Hasn't the war on the grassland already started?"

"You're talking about the invasion of the Whip of Niya? Well... you're right on the point. This is indeed an opportunity. It's impossible for Lord Herme to watch his father-in-law fight alone. He must participate in this war. My chance must also be in this war."

Because he found a way forward, Jerry's tone became more and more excited, and his expression was not as gloomy as before.

And Dunwa is not like him, just smoked a few pipes,
"Don't get too excited. Going to the battlefield is always risky. I think the degree of danger of this war is no less than that of West Aden before."

"Huh? So dangerous?"

"It seems that you really don't care about anything except Sazarburg. I have to advise you to pay more attention to those things. The opportunity lies in it."

In Dunwa's tone, there was some meaning of hating iron but not steel, but he continued to explain to his old friend,

"Although there are many estimates of the strength of the Haklan people, there is one thing that everyone agrees on: the 'Niya's Whip' has more than 4 troops, and that is [-] soldiers! Now Lord Herme's father-in-law has only assembled [-] to [-] people, and Lord Herme's strength is barely equal to that of the opponent, so you know why I said this battle is difficult."

"But don't be too discouraged. After this battle is over, you will definitely be promoted. This is your chance."

Dunwa patted Jerry on the back. In fact, he wanted to pat Jerry on the shoulder, but due to his height, he could only do so.

"And I have a feeling that your chance to perform will come soon, so my friend, you have to get ready as soon as possible."

When Dunwa said this, there was a sly look in his eyes. He was hinting at something, but it seemed that his old friend didn't understand what he meant.

"Yeah, I should be preparing for this battle. I have already missed an opportunity, and I can't miss another opportunity."

After saying this, Jerry stood up, intending to go home to deal with family affairs, and then prepare to set foot on the battlefield.

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At the same time, in the conference room of the main Fort Sazar, Herme had just finished listening to the current situation in Hackland.

The report was made by the deputy brought out by Dunwa. This young man is no less familiar with the affairs of Fort Sazar than Dunwa.

It's just listening, but in fact, Duke Protector has been distracted, reminiscing about the madness with Kajia last night.

That feeling really made him nostalgic, but the price was also very high.

He felt his legs tremble slightly now, and it was too terrible to plow the land that hadn't been plowed for a long time.

Katya's situation is actually similar to his, but it's definitely not obvious on the surface. She is sitting beside Herme right now.

However, according to Lord Protector, his wife is probably also reminiscing about yesterday.

He was already familiar with the situation in Hackland, and he already had a plan for what to do next.

At present, his father-in-law can only stick to Xieqi in the face of the "Niya Whip", and the several conflicts with the Haklans all ended in the failure of the Cossacks.

So he had to gather his troops and go to support his father-in-law.

Father-in-law can't be finished, those lunatics who believe in Lilit (Niya is Lilit's vest) will definitely slaughter all the way, there will be no eggs under the nest, he must help father-in-law win this war.

"Let's gather again and bring back all the soldiers who went home. Alas, there is no other way. I can't mobilize Aden's power. Aden is still recuperating, so I can only rely on the power of Sazaburg."

When he said these words, Herme's tone was full of helplessness, but he had to make this choice.

"But Master Herme, if this happens, it will inevitably lead to..."

"I know where it leads."

Herme interrupted the man's words.

His eyes are full of determination, some things must be done, even if it will cause big problems,
"I will issue my order in three days, and then I will personally appease them at that time. Please issue the order and let Dunwa and Jerry take action."

"Yes."

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Three days later, following the order of the Lord Protector, the whole town was in a commotion.

The reason is simple. After leaving their hometown for so long, the men of Sazarburg intend to take a good rest at home and use the wealth gained from the war to improve their living standards.

As a result, how long did this ass sit down, and the Duke of the Protector started recruiting people again, and even went to fight that so-called "Niya's Whip" grassland army.

This has aroused the resentment and resistance of many people. After fighting for so long, can't we rest?
Why has a big battle just ended, and there is another big battle here.

As a result, many people gathered in front of the main castle of Sazarburg to protest.

Some of them are immigrants from Sazaburg, and some are settled Cossacks, but now they are all standing here for one purpose.

"Damn it, it's still conscripting and fighting, there's no end to it!"

"We firmly demand that the conscription can no longer continue! Lord Protector, please uphold justice for us!"

"We've been fighting for about a year, are we still fighting?"

All the people gathered in front of the main castle were armed. They wore armor and carried weapons, and kept yelling at the main castle.

They were full of resentment, and there was nothing good to say in their words, but they still maintained some bottom lines and did not start yelling.

The Lord Protector's guards stood in front of them, blocking their way forward, and there were even a few cannons set aside, ready to be fired at any time.

Jerry's guards did their best to maintain order on the scene. It was only at this moment that Jerry understood why Dunwa meant this when he said that his chance would come soon.

Jerry only felt a lot of pressure, this matter is not easy to handle, if so many people really make a scene, it is not something he can stop, how dare these guards under his command attack people from the same city.

And if the Lord Protector ordered the suppression, similarly, the guards would not be able to do so, and as the person who gave the order, he would have no place to stay in Fort Sazar in the future.

Meritorious service, how to make meritorious service, this is a hot potato.

So Jerry made up his mind that he could just stand here and just stand here, of course.

However, the people who came to the main castle didn't seem to have any plans to rush in. They just kept yelling at the main castle, asking the protector to uphold justice for them.

With the passage of time, more and more people gathered, and many people heard the news here, and rushed over with weapons and equipment.

There were more and more people onlookers, including local residents, farmers who went to the market, and some businessmen. Everyone wanted to see how Duke Protector planned to solve this problem.

The gathered military servicemen of Fort Sazar are very smart, they know how to properly quarrel with the Lord Protector.

This recruitment had seriously violated the existing rules.

After going through such a long war, how long has it been? Another call-up is really terrible.

So they have to express their dissatisfaction to the protector, but they can't use force to attack the model, so that the rational becomes unreasonable.

Now it is very appropriate to carry the armor and go to the Duke Protector's fortress to make troubles. It not only expresses their dissatisfaction, but also deters them, and constantly puts pressure on the Duke Protector, asking him to give an explanation.

Of course, if the Lord Protector is unwilling, they don't mind rushing in... Anyway, it's reasonable, the lord doesn't want to listen to us, so we rushed to the lord to reason.

This is also the privilege of military service members and the direct line of the Huguogong, and they are the only ones who dare to make troubles against the Huguogong like this.

If it were someone else, the Cossacks would have driven in long ago to "suppress and persuade", so there would be so much nonsense.

"It's finally come to this point."

On the main castle, Herme looked at the crowd gathered below to make trouble, and there was no surprise in her tone.

Some just take it for granted, which was expected.

After a long campaign in Aedirn, the Salzburg militia has also become a standard arrogant soldier to a certain extent, infected by the style of other Aedirn troops.

Now that their rights and interests have been violated so much, they will naturally come out and make trouble.

"Hemei, are you sure you can handle this matter?"

Katya looked at her husband worriedly, and in her arms was their daughter who had not yet been named.

Herme decided to wait until after defeating those damn prairie guys before naming her daughter.

"It's just asking for a price. The problem is easy to deal with. Don't worry. I am their lord. I am the Lord Protector of Aedirn. No one dares to do anything to me."

There was no worry in Herme's tone like his wife's. For him, all of this was planned.

After finishing speaking, Duke Protector was about to walk out of his main castle, but when he walked past his wife, he whispered something like this,

"Get the cavalry ready."

Soon, Hemei's figure appeared, and when people saw the figure of the Lord Protector, they immediately became even more troubled, and they all wanted the Lord Protector to explain this call.

"The Lord Protector has arrived!"

The guards uttered this cry in unison, and together they smashed the butts of their spears to the ground, and the Vilams uttered a neat and sharp roar.

For a moment, the voice of the National Defense Guard overwhelmed all the voices present.

Under this series of voices, the crowd finally fell silent.

The soldiers of Lord Protector quickly built a platform for him with boxes, and Lord Protector walked up to it, looking down at everyone in front of him, looking at the faces and expressions.

Every face that Hemei was staring at lowered his eyes. As the prestigious Protector of the Country, few people dared to look directly into his eyes.

"Everyone, I know that you are very dissatisfied with this recruitment."

The Lord Protector said solemnly, no one dared to say a word, everyone quietly waited for Herme's next speech,

"But this recruitment is necessary and inevitable. The Haklan people are flocking to the west like crucian carp crossing the river, to our land. Their ruler is a tyrant and butcher who has been resurrected since then. I believe that you have stayed in Haklan for so long, and you are well aware of what those grassland peoples will do."

No one spoke, no one refuted the Lord Protector, everyone knew that what the Lord Protector said was correct, but no one left, they were still waiting there.

When no one noticed, Herme sighed insignificantly, and finally calmed down the scene.

This is success, and the next thing is just to talk about conditions.

"Of course, I also know that everyone has been fighting outside for so long, and their hearts are full of resentment. I will not let everyone go out for nothing. I announce that, considering the special circumstances of this call-up, I will increase everyone's salary by half, but only for this time. At the same time, I want you to hand over the leader. In any case, it is an offense for you to block my official residence, and someone must be punished for it."

The radish is given, but the big stick is also indispensable. If only the radish is given, so that these people have the idea that they can continue to replicate this experience, then it will be fine.

And the militiamen below look at me and I look at you. No one is willing to move, especially those who brought people to make trouble. Fighting for rights is fighting for rights, but no one wants to be punished.

Herme sighed indistinctly again, and then gestured to Marondo beside him.

Following the captain's order, the National Guard took a step forward in a neat step. This neat step created a kind of deterrence, and the militiamen retreated again and again.

In the end, they looked at me and I looked at you, and they decided to give in to Duke Huguo.

In the beginning, a few people came out. Herme knew them, and they were the ones who made the loudest noise just now.

These people probably also considered that they must have registered with the Duke Protector, so they simply stood up.

But Duke Protector didn't intend to just let them go.

Waving again, a group of Cossack cavalry came running from behind the troublemakers, and then stopped there.

They are Katya's war gang. These people have always been stationed near Fort Sazar. As long as Katya gives an order, these people will be summoned.

Now many of them have married wives and had children, and basically settled in Sazarburg. Their attitude towards Herme has also changed, and they are now full of respect.

Seeing this scene, the rioting militiamen understood that this matter cannot be solved simply, and it is not enough to just hand over a few loudest ones.

The militiamen were restless for a while. They pushed and yelled at each other, whispered to each other, and even almost had a conflict with each other.

But in the end, nothing major happened, and in the end, a dozen or so people came out.

These ten or so people have played a major role in organizing so many people. They are also a relatively prestigious group of people in Sazaburg. They are either guild leaders or wealthy citizens.

Seeing this, a smile finally appeared on Duke Protector's face, and finally convinced these people.

"Considering your crimes, I sentence you to stay in Sazarburg's prison for three months and pay half of the spoils you got in the battle westward. Do you have any opinions?"

"No." The dozen or so people said dejectedly.

"Okay, that's it, it's all gone."

Herme said to the crowd, and just as he said, the people gradually dispersed, after all, everything here is over.

As for the dozen or so unlucky ones, they were detained and had to stay in prison, and officials went to their homes to collect fines.

After entering the main castle, Herme breathed a sigh of relief. It was the first time he faced this kind of soldier riot and protest. He was still very nervous. This was quite a test, but luckily he managed it.

He was really scared at one point, these soldiers made a fuss and rushed directly into the main castle, and then surrounded him for a "discussion".

After all, such a thing is very likely to happen. The Sazaburg people are loyal, but their loyalty does not affect their encirclement of the lords who have violated their interests.

In fact, he still has the last card that is useless, but that card is used in the worst situation, and he can use it if he can.

This card is the Nilfgaardian settler.

Among the southerners who were forcibly relocated to Hackland, 3000 people came out of Hemera. Since these people were distributed around Sazarburg, they were recruited very quickly.

Enlistment was high among these southerners, eager to show their reliability to the new ruler.

If things really develop to the point where they need to be suppressed, Duke Protector can bring this team up.

But if these people are used... Regardless of the blow to Hemei's basic situation, just "The Lord Protector of Aden uses Nilfgaardians to suppress the veterans who resisted the conquest" is enough to make Hemei want to die.

(End of this chapter)