The Lord Of Blood Hill

Chapter 570: Simply Going to Suppress a Rebellion

At this moment, Sixth Prince Sundike is panicking. He hurries to find Divarak, who is about to lead troops out, to discuss the situation.As soon as they meet, Sundike asks anxiously, "Count, what should we do? Does Father know about our deal with Henwell?"

Divarak says unhurriedly, "Of course he knows. Otherwise, why would we be transferred away from the northwest region?"

Prince Sundike nearly bursts into tears when he hears this. "It is over! We will be hanged for treason!"

Divarak does not care. "So what if they know? No one can do anything to us."

"Besides, we cut off the previous trade channels with Henwell long ago. They cannot trace it back to us."

"So at most, they know about it. They cannot use it to judge us."

Then Divarak pours a cup of wine to calm Prince Sundike down. "All right, Your Highness. We are here."

"As long as the legion in my hands remains, and as long as my cousin General Pavaro's direct legion remains, no one will come looking for trouble with us."

Sundike has no interest in drinking. "But Father now wants you to campaign against Henwell's troops."

"He also wants me to supervise you. This is clearly meant to make both sides suffer and consume your armies!"

Divarak corrects him. "Wrong. We are not going to Peace Haven's defense line. We are going to the southwestern war zone."

Sundike is stunned. "What difference does that make? There is one of Henwell's elite legions there too!"

"You said yourself that although your army and General Pavaro's army are elite, they still are not a match for Peace Haven's army."

"If we go there, will we not be worn down completely? In the end, without armies, we will still be at others' mercy!"

Divarak says flatly, "I also received His Majesty's decree. If I read it correctly, it orders us to eliminate the rebels."

"It does not say that we must clash head-on with Henwell's legions."

"Your Highness, you know this as well. The rebel forces are not small right now, and they are not limited to Henwell's embedded footholds."

"And who is the leader of the rebels?"

"It is that traitor Howell."

"We only need to deal with him. As for Henwell's army, we can go around it."

"Based on what I know of Henwell, that army will absolutely not fight us to the death."

Sundike says, "But if we do that, will others not say even more that we are colluding with Peace Haven?"

Divarak shrugs. "I do not care. The order I received is to suppress rebellion and eliminate bandits. Capturing the bandit leader is a great merit."

"As for Henwell's embedded footholds, I have no idea what those are. If I miss them, then I miss them."

"If anyone is dissatisfied, they can lead troops there themselves. In any case, I am not going."

"Besides, mouths are on their faces. They can say whatever they want."

"If they really want me to fight Henwell, that is fine too."

"Then transfer me back to the northwest defense line. I will absolutely fight Peace Haven's army to the bitter end."

Sundike thinks to himself that if Divarak is transferred there, there will definitely be a bloody battle, but the blood spilled will absolutely not be Divarak's.

Although he complains inwardly, Sundike's suspended heart finally settles.

Since Divarak says this, he must already have a countermeasure.

As for what countermeasure Divarak has, or whether he has secretly joined hands with Henwell, Prince Sundike does not care and will not try to find out.

Knowing nothing is safest for him.

After that, the two legions set out for the southwestern war zone.

At this moment, the war in Peace Haven has already entered a standoff.

Elia and Beethoven have already recruited thirty thousand new soldiers, but these troops will not all remain.

After one month of concentrated training, several thousand are eliminated.

Some fail physically. Others fail mentally. They are simply not suited for war.

Then comes another month of strict training, and this time even more people are eliminated.

More than ten thousand are removed, mainly because of poor character.

After all, this is rebel territory, and many of these men are from the rebel forces.

They join the army only for a mouthful of food, and of course because they want to kill their way to wealth and status.

When they were rebels before, they had no military discipline at all. They burned, killed, and looted all the way.

Elia does not want anyone with such habits or thoughts.

Peace Haven's army is simple and pure. It exists for battle.

But after two months of training under Elia, these men, who eat well and have received standardized training, are not useless to others.

For example, the King of Justice is very eager for these soldiers.

So Elia simply does him a favor.

He gives Howell nearly ten thousand soldier-thugs.

Overjoyed, Howell returns the favor and hands over to the two men all the territory he finds difficult to control.

Now each of them controls nearly two thousand square kilometers of land, almost the size of two counties.

If agriculture keeps up, that land can support hundreds of thousands of people.

And there are already many people in the two foothold zones. Including those who were seized and driven over, the population is close to three hundred thousand.

A large portion of them are serfs and farmers from various noble territories.

These people are highly obedient and usually carry out the orders given by the various administrative officials.

The elite administrative personnel transferred from Peace Haven have long since prepared complete plans.

From lamp oil and lighting in the territory to grain and heating, everything has corresponding preparations and plans.

As long as the people here obey and work according to instructions, they can be guaranteed food, warmth, and clothing.

At the same time, Peace Haven's core industry is being deployed outside its territory for the first time.

Every territory has smelters, forges, and cement plants. Weapons workshops are also ready.

If not for the need to bring these pioneers over, Peace Haven could even have sent another legion here.

Of course, the main reason is still that Henwell has no troops to spare.

Every legion has suffered considerable losses, and all the soldiers from the recruit camps have been used to replenish them.

If he wants qualified soldiers, he will need at least half a year.

Even the troops Elia has were pieced together by Henwell from wherever he could find them. Half of the Technical Research Institute's cavalry battalion was transferred over.

Like Peace Haven, the main problem in the foothold zones is a lack of troops.

Right now, the two forces can only grit their teeth and choose recruits, and even then, each has only replenished a little over two thousand new soldiers.

They are called two legions, but in reality each has only a little over seven thousand men, only half the size of a standard Peace Haven legion.

Strictly speaking, they can only be counted as reinforced warbands.

Elia and Beethoven once held a meeting and discussed this issue in detail.

Everyone finally concluded that the new soldiers need at least half a year of training before they can barely be used.

Therefore, the next half year is the most critical period.

The plan is about to begin, and the pressure here can only be resolved by themselves.

In the end, everyone agrees that they should focus on defense, with harassment and attacks as support, and stabilize the area for now.

At times like this, they have to thank the appearance of concrete, which allows them to quickly build fortress lines.

With solid fortresses as support, they will have more opportunities.