The fire rose and engulfed the entire military camp, but did not ignite other buildings in the city.
This is a camp specially surrounded by General Clerion.
He had already prepared it.
He sent the soldiers who were not infected out of the city and then came back, just to clean up the affairs of these brothers who were going to die.
He was also the first to recover from grief and sentimentality.
"Lord Li Ang, don't feel sorry for this. We living people still have a lot to do."
While the fire was still burning, he had already picked up a big bucket and started pouring lime all over the city.
Sprinkle very carefully.
"Everyone, obey General Clerion's instructions and drive away the epidemic for Calundru Castle."
Li Ang stood up, nodded, and followed Creon. Whatever the old general did, he followed.
"They all have the loyalty and sacrifice of knights... but they are not knights..."
Ansen was still crying, and joined the work while crying and choking.
"Knight?... Child, I am not a knight either... In fact, even the current Radiant Cross Knights has never been recognized by Valides Charter. To be honest, all Radiant Cross Knight, including Loris, are not considered orthodox knights."
Creon whispered while busy.
<Valides Charter> is the standard regulations for the knights promulgated by Kingdom of Pendor after they unified the continent.
There are many restrictions in it. Only a knighthood that fully complies with the charter will be regarded as a legally established knighthood across the continent.
Of course, these restrictions are mainly to reduce the number of knights...
The original Radiant Cross Knights was destroyed at the hands of General Osa. At that time, all combatants were killed, and only scholars and doctors were left to protect the cultural heritage of the Knights.
Today's Radiant Cross Knights was originally selected from the Bacchus Empire's soldiers. This was General Osa's move to win the hearts and minds of the people.
And Radiant Cross Plague-Exorcists are all civilians recruited to protect the doctors, and none of them, including General Clerion himself, are children of nobles.
Such a knighthood naturally does not meet the standards of Valides Charter, and Radiant Cross Knight is indeed not an orthodox knight.
"Valides Charter? Humph... Charter is like a female cousin. As long as your fist is big enough, you can adjust it into any position you want..."
Li Ang shook his head and said, "Back then, female Count Valera said she wanted to become a knight, so Valides Charter readily recognized the legitimacy of women becoming knights... because all nobles knew that Valera would really beat them up!"
"Sir... I'm a little confused..."
Ansen murmured, but did not say what he was confused about.
"From ancient times to the present, there are countless unknown heroes like them. A true knight never relies on the name of a knight... Do what you should do, obey your heart, and you will not be confused, Ansen."
Li Ang patted Ansen on the shoulder.
"What Lord Li Ang is doing now is quite different from that of the kidnapper a year ago..."
Creon finished scattering the last handful of lime in the bucket and looked back at Li Ang, as if he was planning to get to know him again.
Li Ang shook his head. "I have always obeyed my inner voice. General Clerion, your subordinates are admirable, but you may be criticized by many Bax nobles."
"If I care about those nobles who only brag, then I can't be a general..."
Creon turned around and looked at the burning military camp.
The fire in the military camp has gradually extinguished.
Part of Li Ang's troops have also arrived outside Calundru Castle.
"Sorry, General Clerion, for my own safety, I have to occupy this castle... When the trouble caused by Snake Worship Cult is solved this time, I will build a monument to heroes on this ashes."
Li Ang looked at Creon: "But I'm afraid you will lose your territory and have the reputation of being defeated."
"As long as the difficulties facing the empire can be solved, the territory will be restored sooner or later... Maybe after you settle in Calundru Castle, there won't be so many wars between Bax and Lionheart Kingdom. In fact, I didn't want to stay in this city... Now that I can get away and do what I should do, it's not a bad thing."
Creon didn't care about the territory issue at all. He opened the city gate and walked out Calundru Castle without looking back.
Li Ang was behind Creon, looking at the old general.
He seemed to have seen another Count Oden...
In this era, it is quite remarkable for anyone who can climb from the bottom of the civilian population to the high position of a general step by step.
This is true for Count Oden, and so is General Clerion.
None of them are brave warriors in the traditional sense, but they are all true heroes.
They all look unattractive, all are short and thin, and none possess top-notch personal martial arts. They even let their subordinates use crossbows - this is regarded as a 'dishonorable' weapon for sneak attacks and assassinations by the so-called orthodox knights.
They are also not very wealthy, and they worry about their children just like an ordinary old man.
But they all have excellent military management capabilities, they can all go among civilians unarmed, and they all have an amazing sense of purpose and determination.
Oden has been fighting Gatu people all his life...
And Creon has been fighting Snake Worship Cult all his life.
The ability to command the soldiers under his command to die calmly is naturally extremely rare and cannot be understood by most nobles.
This can only be achieved by conveying long-term unified values and creating a firm will and sense of mission among the troops.
And Creon, who can give his troops this sense of mission, is undoubtedly a respectable general.
But in fact, General Clerion and Count Oden have a bad reputation among the nobles - they are both regarded by the noble lords as having a "cunning temperament".
In fact, this comment usually appears on civilian lords who have no family background and rely on their ability to climb to high positions.
People who have no background to rely on but still rely on their own abilities to succeed will naturally have a will and wisdom that most nobles simply don't understand.
At the same time, they obviously have a relatively sincere attitude towards nobles and civilian soldiers.
But these things that these nobles cannot understand in their lifetime, these things that make them feel incredible, will be regarded as "cunning" by them.
There are some things that are completely different from those of ordinary civilians in the perception of those nobles who were born with golden keys and are good for nothing except talking.
Any lord who was born in a lowly position but was able to defeat the strong with the weak, and who was in a high position with a commoner background would be evaluated by the nobles as 'cunning' or 'sinister'.
Li Ang is now also known as a sinister and cunning person.
In the eyes of most nobles, a young Pioneer Lord has transformed from a small role into a powerful Earl in a short period of time, and is also so rich. This must be because he has done many shameless acts that are unknown to the public...
After hearing that there were several Noldor beauties around Li Ang, I got some more comments like 'slutty and shameless'.
Moreover, Li Ang always hangs out with businessmen and does not look like a noble at all. This is called "degeneration" and "insulting the dignity of the nobles".
When Godric became rich by doing business in partnership with Li Ang, he was also called a "self-indulgent scum"... But after he went to Eagle Claw Fortress and announced the "termination of the partnership" with Li Ang, the nobles immediately said that he was a "kind-hearted and good man"...
In fact, most of the nobles who said these words have never been to the eastern region at all. They don't even know what Li Ang and Godric look like...
That's how human nature is.
The benefits that one cannot obtain are of course degenerate...
What you can't do yourself is of course shameless...
The qualities you don't possess are of course cunning...
After all, the right to speak is in the hands of the nobles. They hold the pen and speak nonsense, but they are incompetent and have no plan and want to be "shameless and depraved".
But sometimes, when a way of wording is used for a long time, people will interpret it as a slang among nobles and interpret it like a code word.
Gentleness and kindness in the eyes of the nobles will generally be interpreted as being good at socializing and having good friendships with the nobles - Justus is considered by the nobles to be a generous governor...
And "cruel temperament" can probably be understood as ignoring the tacit understanding among the nobles and killing the surrendered nobles...
In fact, many lords who were regarded by the nobles as having a "cruel temperament" often did a good job in protecting the common people.
After all, the attitude when dealing with nobles and the way they treat civilians are completely different.
Just like slaves and poor people would regard a 'wisdom' as a 'conspirator', what the nobles think of as a 'cunning lord' naturally means something else in the eyes of civilians and soldiers.
This meaning can probably be interpreted as 'a civilian lord who is good at solving problems', and is the kind of person with a flexible mind who is worth following.
Now, this 'cunning' general will go with another shameless and cunning enemy to Erudition City to continue doing things that the nobles cannot understand and solve the most troublesome problems.
Erudition City.
Governor Justus's situation is already extremely difficult.
There is bad news about the plague in the city every day. The nobles who are blocked in the city are making trouble every day, and the whole city is in chaos.
Although Justus issued a strict order forcing everyone to stay at home and not go out, the nobles were quite disobedient and made trouble all day long.
These delicate people with prominent family backgrounds are afraid of both the rebels outside and Red Death inside the city, but they are not afraid of Justus...
Because Justus is a 'good and generous man' in the eyes of the nobles.
In fact, Justus's temperament is indeed relatively kind, probably because he is a cultural person and his behavior is relatively gentle.
But gentleness and generosity are not good qualities sometimes.
After sealing the city, the nobles probably drank all the wine they had at home, and there was no fruit to eat, no gladiatorial games to watch, no singing and dancing performances, and they were not even allowed to walk on the streets...
In addition, the terrifying Red Death is spreading in the city, so these people staged one absurd farce after another in the city.
Some nobles abused slaves at home and committed cruel torture and murder cases. However, because they tortured and killed their own slaves, this was legal according to the law of the Bacchus Empire...
Some threw torches into the controlled isolation areas of the city, claiming to burn the sick, but fortunately no one actually set fire deliberately, but throwing torches around made people in the city even more panicked.
There are also nobles who use Red Death to constantly report that so and so is sick and needs to be locked up, or to report that so and so intends to cooperate with the rebels outside - and then these people take the opportunity to search the homes of the reported people and steal everything they can...
Erudition City was already facing internal and external troubles, but instead of calming down, these people became even more aggressive and caused widespread panic in the city.
The mentality of many idiots is really difficult to understand.
But Justus couldn't kill those idiots - according to Bax's law, those people were not punishable by death, so Justus could only lock them up first.
However, those guys took up a lot of Justus's time and manpower, and the panic they caused made Erudition City increasingly difficult to control.
If the slave rebels were not surrounded outside the city, I am afraid that there would have been a riot in the city by now...
But the movements of the rebels outside the city also made Justus extremely anxious.
Because not long ago, a rebel army of thousands of people left Erudition City.
Justus I don't know where this leaving force will go, but it is obvious that this means that the rebel army has begun to split within itself, and they no longer have a unified leadership...
Moreover, the rebels may be short of food.
If this continues, more and more rebels will gradually leave.
This is not a good thing. Although it seems that this can save Erudition City, it will also cause all the plans of Emperor Marius and Alina to fail.
In fact, for Justus, it is not a bad thing for all the rebels to be surrounded outside the city.
These slave troops led by gladiators did not have siege equipment, so it was difficult to conquer Erudition City. They surrounded the city, but they could prevent the disobedient nobles in Erudition City from running around and causing Red Death to spread widely.
On the other hand, only if they do not disperse or evacuate can they have a chance to reorganize.
Therefore, Justus had to make a difficult decision.
He asked his subordinate Imperial First Legion to take the initiative to launch an attack on the slave rebel army.
He wanted to create a conflict and create the illusion of a forced breakout...
This is the only way to keep this rebel army here.
However, Justus is indeed quite smart. He allowed those nobles who worked all day long to participate in this breakout - in fact, he used the guards of those nobles as cannon fodder.
Maybe Justus is usually gentle and generous, but when it comes time to use strategies, he is not merciless at all - how can a person who can be called a "think tank" easily let people see his thoughts?
Of course those nobles were willing to break out and leave Erudition City, and they were indeed good at causing trouble. They easily attracted the attention and firepower of the slaves immediately after the battle...
The rebel army was angered by the cruel and rampant behavior of many nobles. They no longer fought internally, but quickly selected the most skilled gladiator as their leader, and easily defeated Imperial First Legion.
Then, they started the real attack, planning to conquer Erudition City, steal all the nobles' food, and rescue all the slaves...
Just like they did before they came to Erudition City.
Justus's strategy worked, and the rebel army neither dispersed nor retreated.
But Erudition City's situation has become more difficult - the re-elected gladiator, now the leader of the rebel army, seems to hate all nobles and Bax soldiers!
That gladiator is completely different from Brutus, he doesn't care about anyone's life.
Including his own...
He launched a fierce attack on Erudition City regardless of the cost, and refused all communication!