The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

At the beginning, Xu Lai had no intention of launching a war against the entire earldom.

It’s still the same problem. The troops he brought with him were not enough to fight against the entire force of Hell.

He only has tens of thousands of people, and Kerrigan may think that Xu Lai is a minor problem and is insignificant.

This was indeed the case. He only brought tens of thousands of infantry or cavalry, and at most he could clear the area near Glorious City. It would take a long time to conquer the Earldom.

He originally planned to wait until the battle between Kerrigan and the Lionheart army started and he could not get away before launching a full-scale deployment.

Although Reina and the others returned with his dispatch order, they would not come alone and would definitely bring logistics and enough supplies.

In this case, it will not arrive in a few days or three. It will take at least a week, and that’s for expedited delivery.

As long as Xu Lai didn't rush them, it would be normal for them to walk for half a month.

It doesn't matter if we change the strategy now and take the route of a quick victory. Although the threat to hell has increased a lot, the military strength has not been increased after all.

At the very least, this level of threat would not cause Kerrigan to abandon a strategy that had already been mostly implemented.

Take over the Brilliant City, take back all the resource points such as the mines, field buildings, windmills and watermills occupied by the demons, and the threats around the Brilliant City will be eliminated.

Brandi wrote to say that she had cleaned the castle for Xu Lai and asked him to go there to rest.

Xu Lai took Roland and the others to have a look and found that many buildings in the entire city had been transformed into Hell City buildings.

In addition, the interrupted super-large altar is still there, covered in blood, and the air is still filled with a disgusting fishy smell.

After more than a year of fighting, Xu Lai has been able to remain expressionless in the face of all this, but he cannot turn a blind eye.

In such an environment, it would be good enough not to have nightmares, let alone think about having a good rest.

So Xu Lai no longer had the idea of ​​leaving the farm, and decided to let the city calm down first.

However, even though Xu Lai will not move in, the city still needs to be managed.

Brandi brought a group of people to Xu Lai, some of whom were rescued from the dungeon. They were officials who had a certain reputation in the surrounding area and had held some positions.

Others were leaders who were spontaneously elected among the people who were treated as slaves by the demons of hell during this period.

Actually, these two groups of people are not getting along well with each other, and both want to gain control of Brilliant City.

As slaves, the latter did indeed do many bad things under the oppression of the devil, and it was they who sent their own people onto the altar like lambs.

However, they had no choice. At least they did not take the initiative to do these bad things like those traitors.

Of course, even so, most of the people rescued from the dungeon still hated these former slaves.

To be honest, these slaves did not dare to let this group of people take power, otherwise their fate would not be much better than those traitors executed before.

The bloody smell that Xu Lai smelled when he first entered the city was caused by Brandy using the dismantled altar to hold a large-scale trial.

Before lunch, nearly a thousand traitors who were identified by the people as traitors had been executed.

It was only after more than a thousand people died that the public grievances and anger subsided a little, and Brandy was able to mobilize these people to clean up the entire city.

However, the public anger has not been completely quelled. Brandi has sent out several priest captains to help purify and appease the people, but the effect is not satisfactory.

On the one hand, in just half a year, more than 100,000 people have been sacrificed in order to change the terrain.

This is just for one city. If the entire earldom is added together, there would probably be hundreds of thousands of people.

On the other hand, there are too few priests. The recruited priests can only treat diseases and add blood, but they can't do much else.

The masters of this city have suffered too much pain, and Xu Lai doesn't want them to be hurt again.

Xu Lai will not use a high-pressure policy. He wants to appease these civilians.

In the dungeon, all those who originally held positions were promoted one level and given new positions.

Those who do not have official positions but have a certain prestige, such as blacksmiths and retired military officers, are all given leadership positions.

Xu Lai even handed over the most important agency in the city, the Public Security Bureau, to these people.

His troops and Brandi and others are still only responsible for military work.

Most of the basic work, such as the clearing of ruins, the removal and burial of corpses, the construction of urban houses, and the allocation of refugee housing, was basically left to these people.

Xu Lai promised that all the houses in the city that no longer had owners would be distributed to ordinary people.

The value of each house is different, so in addition to the houses, the vacant land inside and outside the city, the contracting rights of minerals, etc., are all handed over to the people of Brilliant City.

To put it bluntly, those who survive this turmoil will be able to live a good life in the future.

With this premise, public grievances and anger were immediately brought under control.

Of course, what Xu Lai said are all treatments only enjoyed by the citizens of the Eagle Kingdom.

This also caused everyone to wish to become citizens of the Eagle Kingdom immediately, and almost everyone gathered at the temporary military camp.

Soon, Xu Lai sent all his secretaries out and asked Brandi to lead the team to post the notice in every corner of the city.

The secretaries read it out and explained it in detail, repeatedly assuring that everyone would become citizens of the Eagle Kingdom by default.

Once the city functions normally, someone will come to register them immediately.

At this point, although Brilliant City has not returned to normal, it is basically on the right track, and everyone is actively contributing to the operation of the city.

Xu Lai did not assign identities to those slaves, but he also rejected the people's request to try these slaves.

His large army of angels and knights were gone, but Brandi and the Breeze Legion still stood firmly behind their leader.

Not to mention, Xu Lai had just provided them with such a great benefit.

As long as the land is not taken back by hell, almost everyone's fixed assets can at least double.

At the same time, Xu Lai is also the king of the Eagle Kingdom and the new king of these people.

He is also the savior who defeats the demons of hell and saves them from life and death.

When Xu Lai spoke, no one dared to disobey. He glanced at the people and even the representatives who had made the most noise just now had to lower their heads obediently.

“I am not confused about right and wrong, those who are guilty have been punished.

The rest of the people are certainly at fault, but if you want to hold them accountable, do you think you are that good?
Aren't you imprisoned by the demons of hell? When the demons attacked the city, did you take up arms to resist?"

Xu Lai dared to say this because those who took up arms to resist had either been killed or sacrificed at the first opportunity.

The rest were basically just the rebels outside the city. These representatives standing in front of Xu Lai were all cowardly after all.

It is not shameful to be afraid of death. If Xu Lai was not a hero, he would surrender at the first moment when the demons from hell attacked.

But he didn't have the face to stand up and accuse others. After being scolded by Xu Lai, the leaders did not shout about holding them accountable, but left with their new mission in a huff.

Under Xu Lai's suppression, these people temporarily saved their lives.

However, Xu Lai cannot stay here forever, and even if he can stay here forever, others who want to target them can find other excuses.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Lai asked the representatives elected by the slaves:
"Do you have any relatives in this city?"

"Your Majesty, we surrendered to the demons because we have relatives living in the city."

Others cried, "Your Majesty, although we are afraid of death, we have not done anything against the will of heaven.

We are just servants of the demons, not their masters. We cannot stop the demons from doing what they want to do."

Xu Lai fixed his eyes on the crying man and said, "Shut up. No matter how you argue, you can't change the fact that you are working for the devil.

If you carry these things, you will be sinners, and others will look down on you, your wife and children all your life.

Even if you are lucky enough to survive today, you and your family will surely be held accountable in the future."

The crying person became even sadder after hearing this and collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, those people elected as representatives are not all such brainless and cowardly people.

The man who had spoken earlier knelt down in front of Xu Lai and said:

"Your Majesty, if you are willing to protect us now, you must be willing to give us a chance to live.

Please have mercy on us and show us a clear path!"

Xu Lai nodded and said, “Now the entire Western Empire has been occupied by the demons of hell.

We wouldn’t dare say that only one out of a hundred houses in the Western Empire survived, but at least nine out of ten were empty.

At this time, everyone must play his greatest value.

If you want me to give you a way out, I can give it to you, and I can also guarantee that you will not be held accountable in the future.

It depends on whether you dare to do it. "

The man said sadly, “I have lost my home and my land, and I still have to bear all the sins and be hated by everyone.

If it weren't for the parents and children who need to be taken care of, such a life would be better than dying early.

I am not afraid of death. As long as it does not bring harm to my parents, wife and children, we will do whatever you say."

"Yes, we owe you a life. As long as it doesn't implicate our parents, wives and children, we would be willing to take our lives now." Others behind him also said.

Xu Lai shook his head and said, “I don’t want your lives, but the devil will.

You can no longer keep your original property in the city. There are several abandoned villages and farms outside the city.

You can bring your family there, and relying on the village's output, it should be no problem for you to be self-sufficient.

However, if you don't wash away the stains on your bodies, you will never be able to hold your head up high in this life, and your children will still have no future.

My army is still short of manpower. Although you have not been trained, as long as you are not afraid of death and do not value your life, you will always be useful.

How about this, you go back and discuss it. If you are willing, bring your wives and children out of the city to find me before sunset tomorrow.

Since I dare to promise you, I will definitely settle your parents, wives and children.

I won't force them to do it if they don't want to. What I want to set up is a suicide squad, and the ones who will be the first to climb the mountain.

If anyone is timid and fearful and stays in my team, he will be a bad apple.

However, if you encounter any injustice in the city, don't expect anyone to help you.

As long as it is within the scope of the law, my people will not care no matter what others do to you.

Moreover, there are countless lands of mankind that are still in the hands of demons.

My army doesn't have time to stay in the city to protect you. They will eventually leave.

Therefore, the decision-making power is left to you. You can go back and consider it yourself, and then make a decision.

I don’t want someone to come to me and say they regret it after everything is done, and want to join or leave. That’s all impossible.

Oh, by the way, you should know what it means to dare to die and to be the first to climb the ladder, right? "

Dare to die and be the first to arrive are not words from the other world, but Xu Lai has already translated them into the language of the other world, so you should know what they mean just by listening to the names.

"I know, I know."

Sure enough, after hearing this name, not many people dared to speak anymore.

Even the few who said they knew stammered and were obviously extremely scared.

These two positions have the highest mortality rates in the army, but Xu Lai wants to combine these two positions together.

Xu Lai nodded and said, “That’s good to know. The stains on you can only be washed away by glory.

Go back and think about it carefully. I hope I can still see you before sunset tomorrow.

In addition, I also need to remind you that what I need to form is a death squad, not a suicide squad, so there is no need for you to be too pessimistic.

Of course, it is okay to always prepare for the worst.

I can only promise you that if you really die, your relatives will only carry the honor for the rest of their lives and will never suffer any injustice again."

Xu Lai was planning to expand the army, but it was obviously impossible to do so relying solely on the limited military strength of the Eagle Kingdom.

As he recaptured more and more cities, more and more soldiers became available for recruitment each month.

But Xu Lai couldn't do everything and had to rely on recruiting soldiers.

Although he was leading all new recruits this time, because they were all conscripted soldiers, it was particularly easy for him to handle and command them smoothly.

If we recruit soldiers, it will take a lot of energy just to control them.

Not to mention, these recruited soldiers can do almost nothing except fighting.

In the end, Xu Lai had to do as other lords did and mix recruited soldiers with conscripted soldiers to give full play to their respective strengths.

We can still recruit some more troops on the grassland, but if we recruit too many, it will only delay the development of the grassland itself.

Besides, each of these soldiers recruited from the Western Empire has a great hatred for demons.

When they really go to the battlefield, Xu Lai doesn't have to worry about them not working hard. (End of this chapter)