Through James's efforts, the work of managing the prisoners gradually got underway. In particular, after Powell arrived in the border region with a large workforce, the process of sorting and transferring the prisoners officially began.
The first group of Barbarians, who had been captured before the decisive battle, had spent a long time in confinement. Once they had been confirmed fit for transfer, they began moving into the territory's interior by rail, road, and various other means.
These Barbarian prisoners had been held for quite some time. They had been confirmed free of illness and had become much more compliant with supervision. Some had even begun mining iron ore.
To free up space in the prison camps, however, they were the first to be sent away. Some would be assigned to work on the territory's farms and ranches, while others would provide basic labor at construction sites throughout the territory.
Of course, Barbarian warriors made up a large proportion of these prisoners of war, and they would be handled differently. Even without weapons, these combat-trained warriors still posed a certain danger.
Given their particular circumstances, Two Rivers County's civil administration planned to send them into the interior and keep them confined for the time being.
Fortunately, although many of Two Rivers County's militia troops had been called away, most were first-class militia. Large numbers of second-class militia remained in the Two Rivers Army's heartland.
Although many of these militia units had been disbanded for the spring plowing, some remained on a wartime footing to maintain order in the territory. They numbered no fewer than thirty thousand and were perfectly capable of managing these Barbarian prisoners of war.
Once the transfer of prisoners was proceeding normally, it proved an enormous help to Two Rivers County. The arrival of this new labor