Release that Witch Chapter 874: Sinner

Although there are water wells and water extraction facilities around the castle, the fire broke out very fiercely, and thick smoke swelled down the corridor, and it was difficult for rescuers to approach even the first floor of the hall.

First Army quickly withdrew from the castle and blocked the area. The fire burned for more than two hours and could not enter until the next afternoon, when nothing was left in the dungeon.

After that, the site was cleaned up and investigated. Officials who came with the army formed a temporary City Hall and began to take over the administrative affairs of Golden Harvest City.

The dungeon fire incident soon came to fruition: a group of Mouse hated to turn the bustling city into a poor stronghold Borg Duke, sneaked into the castle underground from the secret passage, and ignited the piles of wheat straw.

So this is an extremely vicious man-made arson case, which not only poses a major threat to the order of eastern region, but also a provocation to Neverwinter City First Army.

In addition to vigorously publicizing the results of the investigation, First Army and City Hall also launched a campaign to clear the city Mouse. To be frank, resist rigorous, to report rewards, to expose grains ... plus the stored grains found in various noble mansions have been put on the market and relief, and the dead city has suddenly become uproarous.

In the evening of the same day issued by the Rodent Control Order, Bear's Paw once again entered the Iron Axe camp.

"Boss, those big families are showing signs of evacuation. Today West city gate passed a dozen horse-drawn carriages, depending on the direction going to Sea Wind Region. Some of them have extremely deep ruts, and I think the top should be ... ... "

"Gold and silver jewelry," Iron Axe put down the quill pen in his hand, "but at the beginning I said that as long as there is food, they will take them with them."

The Chief Commander is not surprised by the occurrence of this situation.

When the fire broke out, the trust between First Army and traditional noble completely disintegrated. No matter what the reason, fleeing here was the only way they could think of. Losing the family's pillars and several Knight is not an unbearable loss for a family. The title can be inherited and Knight can be sealed again, but the courage to confront it will not be.

Instead of staying here and waiting to die, it would be better to take a family, a attendants servant and Wan Guanjiacai to go to other places to find new opportunities. fief is important, but the latter is more reluctant than life.

In addition, in order to prepare for this war, William Borg concentrated all natural resource in Golden Harvest City. The territory of nearby is mostly deserted, and it is difficult to recover without one or two years. Otherwise, they will not be so determined.

"Boss, there is one more thing ..." Bear's Paw said half of it, but it was a rare expression for a junior adjutant.

"You said," Iron Axe said positively.

"Did you put the fire in the dungeon ..." Bear's Paw hesitated for a while before finally whispering.

"Why do you say that?"

"Not to mention that there is an iron gate partition in that underpass. It is difficult to break through the strength of only a few Mouses. I don't think the garrison team will be so relaxed that someone will not notice it. In addition, I also went to the dungeon. It has been seen here that the flames do not seem to be drawn from the room, but rather spread from the aisle to both sides, and according to the burnt remains, it should be caused by oil. "

Iron Axe nodded after listening, "You guessed right, it was my order."

I didn't expect him to admit it so easily, Bear's Paw could not help but hesitate for a while, "... why?"

"I'll do then it will be alright for this kind of thing. You know, it's easy to get things wrong."

"I didn't ask this," the lieutenant shook his head, "I mean didn't they surrender?"

"So that's it ..." Iron Axe groaned for a moment, "Simply speaking, I didn't have the time to identify whether they were really willing to surrender, and Your Majesty also did not have time to judge them. This is why before the army went on the battle, why did Your Majesty Roland move the Eastern Front The reason why everything is solely my responsibility.

"But ..."

"Do you think that making such a decision without trial could lead to the death of innocent among them?" Iron Axe interrupted the lieutenant's words and handed him a book at the table, " Look at this. "

"Is this ... a demographic book?"

"Searched from the castle study." The commander nodded, "Five years ago, Golden Harvest City together with the surrounding area had a population of about 220,000, which is enough to be the most prosperous area of ​​eastern region. But this year, This number plummeted to about 60,000. The cumulative number of refugees we receive from eastern region is almost 30,000 to 40,000. Even at 40,000, there is still a gap of nearly 120,000. This is still based on the situation, which does not increase in number. The reason for all this should be clear to you. "

Bear's Paw took a cold breath, "those farmlands that are being irrigated ..."

"And this unrecognizable Golden Harvest City." Iron Axe stood up, carrying both hands and walked to the candlestick, "In order to block the road and thicken the city walls, William apparently recruited all the citizen of nearby. If there is no other feudal lord He can never do this alone. With the large concentration of the population, the problems of trade disruption and farmland production reduction have become more serious, and the final consequence is the numbers in the statistics book. In other words, these noble have no One is not an accomplice of Duke, do you still think that Your Majesty will accept their effectiveness? "

"..." Bear's Paw was speechless for a moment.

"But those words that they think are not guilty are not lie," Iron Axe continued. "Because in their eyes, this is nothing at all. Even if the cultivated farmland has been reduced by more than half, the house of noble is still full. Food, and even ... people. After all, if stored properly, meat can be stored longer than wheat. "

Bear's Paw's pupils tightened sharply.

"Of course, the most important is that they seriously hindered the Your Majesty's plan population from being the most favorite natural resource of Your Majesty, but they are squandering extravagantly. If we do not carry new firearms, what will the situation look like? Field artillery It ’s hard to walk in the mud, we can only forcibly attack the city, or fight a protracted battle. At that step, I think noble will not surrender until they have consumed all the people in the city. "Iron Axe turned around," Do you have any other questions? "

It took a long time for Bear's Paw to look up and say, "You did the right thing to burn these guys. It's too cheap for them ... but, this processing method is not from Your Majesty's, right? If he knew ..."

"In case?" Iron Axe raised an eyebrow, "Do you think I will hide this and not report it? No, Your Majesty he will know that I have written everything that happened in Golden Harvest City into the report, no matter He disagrees, and I will be responsible for this alone. "