Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 128 Unmeasurable Military Value

In the central military tent, Orville explained to Jeanne Dacre what he was going to do.

"According to Roman rules, enemy commanders who were captured or surrendered on the battlefield would be escorted to Rome to participate in the triumphal ceremony. You will not be allowed to enter the city in a majestic manner wearing gold-plated or brass armor and pulling a chariot with four white horses. Instead, you will be locked in a prison cart and sent back in shackles.

I don't think you want to be treated like this, and neither do I, so I will do something so that you don't have to go to Rome."

In history, the Gallic uprising leader Vercingetorix suffered such treatment. Originally, the leader of the Palphi party, Bar Giola, should have suffered the same treatment, but in this time and space, he died in the chaos, so there was no chance for him to be shown.

In Orville's opinion, if nothing unexpected happens, Jeanna will not be able to escape the treatment of being paraded through the streets.

It was not a big deal since Gilles de Rais was a noble himself, and they could give some face to the surrendered Gallic nobles. But the members of the Senate were definitely targeting Jeanne. She believed in pagan gods, was a woman, was from a peasant family, and was the one who caused them to fall. It would be strange if they didn't bear a grudge against her.

It might be okay to just parade her in the streets for a moment of embarrassment, but the problem is that Orville didn't dare to send her to the Senate. Rome was the Senate's base, and there were too many places for them to operate. If one of the senators had a brain accident, in a few days we would hear that Jeanne had died of a secret execution or a fever.

Orville couldn't openly confront the Senate, so he could only put forward his demands in a more tactful way.

Jeanne was still quite gloomy and depressed: "Whatever you want"

Orville frowned when he saw this, but changed his words: "There is no doubt that your thinking needs to be corrected. I have changed my mind. You will be my messenger."

For the upper class, it is impossible to remember the names of all the dignitaries around them. There are 600 senators in the Senate alone, and there are thousands of dignitaries of various kinds under them. Unless the big shot's brain is a calculator that can retrieve the corresponding data, it is impossible to remember them all.

At this time, the informants are useful. They are responsible for recording the appearance and faces of various nobles, and privately reminding the big shots who these people are talking to. With these, at least embarrassment can be avoided. The big shots can know who they are talking to now, and they will not find out that they remembered the wrong person after talking for a long time.

Sometimes these attendants also serve as secretaries, consultants, or staff, depending on how much their masters rely on them.

The importance of the position was not low, and the status was not particularly low, but generally only intellectuals could hold such a position. It was more or less humorous to order the illiterate Jeanne to do it, as she had no idea the names of those people in Rome.

"Sir, okay." Jeanne certainly didn't know the complicated principles and rules of the middle and upper-level nobles, so she agreed in a daze.

In fact, it is enough to have a name for this kind of thing. It is easy to decide what specific position to give as long as it is not too outrageous. Except for some positions within the legion that have restrictions on citizenship, Orville has a lot of autonomy in other matters.

Orville wanted to take this opportunity to correct the other party's current depressed state, so he changed her position to one that would allow the two sides to have more contact.

In fact, whether it can be used or not is secondary, because Orville usually only contacts necessary people, and there are very few meaningless movements and social activities. He never needs to inform his servants.

"Then it's a pleasure to work with you. Please rest assured that I am quite friendly to you, and there is no conflict of interest between us." Orville extended his hand to the other party. Jeanna was stunned for a few seconds and then reached out her hand in response.

"I know this. The angels have told me."

[Jeanne Dacre——Saint]

Diplomacy: 15
military:?
Management: 13
Strategy: 7
Knowledge: 12
Orville couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. This was the first time a question mark was given on this panel, and also the first time a person was evaluated with two words.

Generally speaking, the titles given by the panel are adjectives plus identities, such as a calm warrior, a reckless businessman, a bold general, etc. Jeanne's evaluation is "saint", which means that in the panel, one word is enough to summarize this person.

This is still a minor issue. The thing that Orville doesn't understand the most is why there is a question mark. This means that the opponent's military capability panel cannot be evaluated.

It should have nothing to do with the so-called "off the charts". If the opponent really has such ability, he would not be defeated. It's just that it's simply impossible to evaluate.

After being puzzled, Orville simply stopped thinking about it. After all, they were on the same front now, and there was still a lot of time in the future, so it was still time to study it slowly.

For now, let's just assume that the other party is really the so-called chosen one by God, and that there is really Archangel Michael giving military advice. There is no point in worrying too much, as some things cannot be figured out for the time being.
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After the celebration banquet, the next step is for the army to leave the scene and prepare to return to the garrison area carrying various trophies.

Orville gave his Ninth Legion to the temporary command of Trajan the Elder, and asked them to station with the Vikings at the mouth of the Seine, to keep an eye on them and prevent them from looting everywhere. At the same time, they were responsible for maintaining local law and order, and to adopt "extraordinary measures" when necessary, that is, to let the Vikings handle things on their behalf.

He had settled all his financial affairs with the Vikings, and even if he put in all the money Vesper gave him, it was still not enough. However, Orville also made a lot of money from extorting local nobles, which was barely enough to deal with the matter.

The vast majority of the troops were given to Trajan the Elder. Keeping an eye on the Vikings was only one of the reasons. Orville also asked Trajan the Elder to build a port and military camps at the mouth of the Seine. Orville and his army should be stationed in this place for a long time in the future, so it is better to lay a solid foundation first.

In fact, Orville wanted old Trajan to start building a dock now to facilitate the construction of ships on the spot for the expedition to Britain in the future. However, there were indeed only a few people in the army who mastered this skill, so he didn't bother with it and prepared to ask Vespa for instructions before making plans.

Orville himself took the remaining troops and followed Tia back to Trier to follow the emperor's next instructions.

Only his own four self-funded battalions and five hundred Viking mercenaries followed him. The rest were left with Trajan the Elder. However, due to the large number of Tia's troops, the marching speed was still slow. It took more than half a month to reach Trier via the provincial highway and meet up with the emperor's main force.

While the army was still queuing up to enter the camp, Orville and Tia first found Vespa and prepared to explain their battle plans and intentions to him.

(End of this chapter)