Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 189 The host and guest enjoy themselves
After her initial dissatisfaction, Boudica quickly reacted - the man is innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure, this is probably the truth.

Orville was a fairly easy-going person. The Celts had no ill feelings towards him, and he did not have any discriminatory policies towards the Celts. But the problem was that he would not stay in the British province, a remote part of the empire, forever. After he left, it was hard to say what the people behind him would do.

If a more aggressive governor came, or later an emperor who wanted to fight a war to gain prestige, and if the Celts only owned mountains and forests that were not worth occupying, then perhaps the two sides could coexist peacefully and get what they needed. But if the Celts still owned large tracts of fertile land, the result would probably not be very good.

After gaining an in-depth understanding of the approximate combat effectiveness of the Roman army, Boudica knew that unless this army became corrupt in the future, the gap in size would be there, and they would not be able to defeat this country anyway. At most, they could hurt it, and then there would be the possibility of incurring crazy revenge from the emperor and the Senate. She asked herself that the Celts might not be able to bear it now.

The plan proposed by Orville seemed very inhumane, but it might be a way to avoid disputes. However, Boudica herself and her subordinates always felt a little unhappy. After all, they fought several wars with the Romans, but in the end they could only gain those dispensable lands on the border. For a tribal union, this result was not very satisfactory.

But her reason told her that this was indeed the best option at the moment. The Romans were more powerful than the Germans and Celts combined. It was not wise to insist on this issue with Orville now.

Finally, she agreed to this solution, sighed and said, "Then I hope you can give us a commission so that I can satisfy my warriors. This is my bottom line. Otherwise, I will have a hard time explaining to the chiefs."

"Of course, your demands for money will be met. The Empire still has a lot of gold and silver."

After saying this, Orville looked at the other Germans and found that their expressions were a little subtle.

After all, the Celts had always been the group that they had oppressed and beaten, and had been driven to those remote lands that were not worth occupying. Now these people who had always been oppressed by them were discussing the fate of the Germans with Orville, which really made them feel a little uncomfortable psychologically.

But there was nothing they could do, it was their own fault for losing the battle. These Germans generally believed that it was natural for the victor to control the fate of the loser. Now that fate had fallen upon them, they had no choice but to accept it even if they were unhappy.

The next person to raise an opinion was Alfred, who looked a little worried: "Your Highness, the problems with the Vikings and the Franks have not been resolved yet. What should we do about these?"

To a certain extent, he is now in the same boat with Orville, because he has already led his troops to join the war, which is considered as a token of his allegiance. There is no need to say much about the Vikings, but if the Franks fight back in the future, it will be difficult for him to keep his crown. Naturally, he will consider more things and his thinking changes quickly.

"Don't worry about the Franks, you should get news soon. As for the Vikings, I have roughly figured out a solution. I'll just briefly explain it so you can understand. We have encountered some difficulties in naval construction, but this will not affect my determination. The construction of naval warships will continue, and soon we will have a larger fleet to fight against these Vikings. I will try my best to transfer more ships from our homeland and Iberia until the fleet can protect our safety. You should believe in our construction capabilities. This is not an endless project. It will only take two or three years. Please be patient.

During this time, I have thought of some other ways to contain the Vikings. I will have my legions build enough military camps near the coastline so that these Roman camps can become shelters for your people.

Once you encounter Viking raids, you can organize people to take refuge in the camp. The camp we built is defensive enough and difficult for ordinary people to break through. You can rely on the camp for defense. Usually, you can organize militia to train and maintain near the camp, and use these people for initial defense when attacked.

If those Vikings still insist on besieging the camp, as long as you hold out for two or three days, my regular army will soon come to your aid. This is the more practical plan I can think of. If you have no objection, we will probably implement it this way. "

This was basically the strategy that Alfred adopted in later generations to fight against the Vikings. Various nations in later generations liked to use the military camps left behind by the Romans. Some used the military camps as castles and fortresses, and some simply built towns on the basis of the military camps. It can be said that the quality of the Roman military camps has been unanimously praised by various nations.

Orville planned to build a large number of such small fortresses to deal with the Vikings' raids. Apart from this, there was no other good solution. The Vikings' longships were too flexible and elusive, so there was a certain probability that they would be defeated if they were caught up. The only way was to increase the cost for the Vikings to plunder the land so that they would give up.

Once the cost reaches a certain level, the Vikings will probably try their luck elsewhere, such as the Frankish Kingdom, which has always been at odds with the Romans. They also have a long coastline that can be plundered.

This time, no one opposed Orville's plan, because it sounded really good. The key still depends on the determination of the Romans. If they are really determined to deal with the Vikings, there will definitely not be many accidents. The gap in national strength between the two countries is real. The Vikings can only try their best to make the Romans take them seriously, but there is no need to go all out.

The question is how seriously the Romans will implement this plan. This will take time to prove. It is useless for Orville to paint a rosy picture here, so he is too lazy to even say it. Let these people see it with their own eyes in the future.

Alfred got an answer that satisfied him, so he didn't say anything more. Several local nobles later asked about matters such as Roman law and taxation. Orville knew all about them and patiently answered their questions one by one.

He himself was willing to describe the meeting as "a happy occasion for both hosts and guests". A large part of the power of the local people was still retained, but many powers that Orville considered unnecessary or excessive were further restricted. He was quite satisfied with the result, but he didn't know what the local people were thinking.

(End of this chapter)