The final battle against the Faith Order, four

Mizhene sighed, "I never expected that the Faith Order would finally bring out these Sacred Artifacts for the protection of the Faith again today."

It's a pity. If I had known beforehand, I would have definitely suggested that you focus your fire on the Purple-Robed Warrior Corps. If you could have successfully eliminated them, it would have been a great help in the subsequent battles.

It appears that most of the Purple-Robed Warrior Corps have successfully withdrawn, and they have a considerable number of 'Judgments' left behind, enough for at least several rounds of use.

I suggest that the Expeditionary Army be very careful and not easily step into the battlefield they have prepared in advance.

Once the Sacred Artifacts protecting the faith unleash their power, they are absolutely beyond the resistance of ordinary armies; even the strongest armor cannot withstand the thunder!

Santos nodded after listening, and immediately ordered all troops to advance with extreme caution, especially in enclosed areas, and to send out reconnaissance units first.

After giving the order, Santos examined the metal rod in front of him carefully again, and this time he felt it was very magical.

These metal rods were spotless and new. Even after being hit by Artillery fire on the battlefield, they showed no signs of damage or bending. There wasn't even a scratch on their surface, and the exquisite patterns were still visible.

At the same time, these metal rods are very light when picked up, even much lighter than Type One Rifle. Despite being much larger than Type One Rifle, being solid metal rods 1.6 meters long, they feel like they weigh only four or five kilograms.

Having been influenced by the scientific ideas of the territory, Santos believed that the technology contained in this mysterious weapon far surpassed the level of the Golden Sunflower Family's scientific research system.

"If I just hold it in my hand like this, won't it trigger?"

Santos asked Mizhene curiously, Mizhene shook his head.

"Don't worry, only the ring in the apostle's hand can trigger these 'Judgments'."

There are only six Apostle Rings in total. My teacher, Keledu one, and the Faith Order Leader has two. Only the first, third, and Fourth Apostles are qualified to possess the remaining rings.

Without that ring, the Judgment cannot be triggered at all, and it won't work if the ring is too far away either; it can only be triggered when you are within 5 meters of the Judgment.

I estimate that the Third Apostle and Fourth Apostles have already joined the battle; they are on the battlefield, mixed in with the army in order to launch the Judgment.

I reckon I can't keep this a secret any longer. They're not stupid; after fighting the Expeditionary Army for so long, they'll definitely realize something's wrong with my side."

Santos listened thoughtfully. Now that he knew the characteristics of the 'Judgment', he naturally had a way to deal with it.

He then quickly ordered his men to wrap up the "Judgment" weapons. Just in case, he also had them separated and packed into wooden boxes, so they could be taken back to the territory as spoils of war. He figured the Territory Research Institute would like them very much.

At this moment, the Faith Order's armed forces also continued to retreat.

Once they realized that the enemy they faced was no match for them, the Faith Order quickly backed down and began to gradually withdraw their troops back to the rear of the valley.

The Faith Order's commander understood that rather than wasting lives here, it would be better to use the Faith Order's familiarity with the local terrain to find an opportunity to resist or launch a counterattack.

These actions were observed by the Expeditionary Army, who continued to carry out Santos's orders, relentlessly bombarding the enemy with Artillery.

Even during their dispersed retreat, the Expeditionary Army's Artillery could still accurately strike the heads of the Faith Order troops.

The strategic advantage of the high ground occupied by the Expeditionary Army was so great that even if the Faith Order wanted to retreat safely, it would be very difficult.

The Faith Order's commanders were furious about this situation, but they had no other choice. In the end, they could only order their troops to break formation and retreat in a dispersed manner to preserve their strength as much as possible and avoid too many casualties.

And so, as if being given a send-off, the Faith Order's troops withdrew beyond the Artillery's range amidst the thunderous roar of cannons.

At the same time, the settlement of the new Barbarians immigrants was also abandoned by them.

As soon as the Faith Order forces withdrew from the settlement, the Barbarians immigrants inside began to rush out, hoping to take advantage of the chaos to go to other settlements and plunder food and supplies.

After all, they had been besieged for several days and were indeed lacking food to survive.

At this moment, these Barbarians immigrants encountered the Expeditionary Army advancing into the valley.

The Expeditionary Army showed no mercy to these people, since most of the Barbarians were potential enemies to them.

After receiving no response to their order for the Barbarians settlers to surrender immediately, the Expeditionary Army launched a counterattack.

Faced with Muskets and Artillery, the Barbarians immigrants were completely stunned. However, they were far inferior to the elite warriors of the Faith Order. After only a dozen minutes, they could not withstand the onslaught and surrendered to the Expeditionary Army.

The Expeditionary Army accepted the offer, as they were still short-handed and these Expeditionary Army Barbarians could provide some labor, so why not?

However, the Expeditionary Army did not have the same appeal to believers from other Faith Order still within the Expeditionary Army controlled territory.

Most believers were hostile towards the Expeditionary Army, and even if they did not resist, they refused to have contact with the Expeditionary Army.

However, for safety reasons, the Expeditionary Army had to gather these believers together, which led to many conflicts.

In this situation, the Faith Order followers were at a greater disadvantage than the heavily armed soldiers, which further fueled their resistance and hostility towards the Expeditionary Army.

At this moment, Mizhene offered to let him manage these Faith Order.

He also had a nominally armed Faith Order under his command, which was certainly more suitable for carrying out such a mission than the Expeditionary Army.

Upon hearing what Mizhene said, Santos did not refuse. He ordered all units of the Expeditionary Army to relinquish the occupied territories and hand them over to Mizhene's troops for clearing.

Soon, with the addition of the Mizhene troops, the cleanup speed indeed increased significantly.

After being persuaded by the Order Warriors under Mizhene, a large number of Faith Order left their homes and brought food to the gathering point designated for them by the Expeditionary Army.

This amazed Santos. He hadn't expected that the Faith Order, who had previously refused to cooperate, would so easily succumb to the persuasion of Mizhene's troops. This also surprised him greatly regarding religion.

Previously, Keledu brought his followers to the Two Rivers County, but because the Duke restricted these Faith Order members from preaching within the territory, these followers were quite compliant, so he had not witnessed the fanaticism of religious believers.

Upon meeting them today, it became clear that these religious believers acted and thought very differently from normal people. Only the Warrior Corps under Mizhene were also members of the Faith Order, were able to communicate with them normally.

With this in mind, Santos decided that upon returning, he would immediately report to the Duke and strengthen control over this type of religious matter.

However, upon further reflection, Sanders realized he was being overly pessimistic. Compared to the Faith Order, the living conditions within his territory were worlds apart. He didn't believe that ordinary people would live so well in the Golden Sunflower Family's territory and participate in such a religion.

Sanders believed that with the Golden Sunflower Family managing the territory, these believers would not cause any trouble, and the territory would not allow these people and their religion to affect the stability and development of the territory.

Soon, with the help of Mizhene's troops, all the believers in the occupied area were cleared from the battlefield, giving the Expeditionary Army a place to rest and camp.

The arrival of shelter from the cold brought great joy to the soldiers who had been sleeping outdoors in the freezing cold for some time, and it also meant that they would finally have the opportunity to eat a hot meal.

As soon as the front-line battle ended, the Expeditionary Army's logistics team began preparing meals for the troops.

Santos knew that the soldiers had been working very hard during this period, mostly eating cold food, which was not good for their health in the long run.

So he made a decision early on: after the battle ended today, he would let the soldiers have a good hot meal to recuperate and prepare for the decisive battle to come.

Before Sun, Santos also invited Mizhene to inspect the various units of the Expeditionary Army.

As soon as the two left the command post, they saw a row of carts passing by, all filled with large wooden barrels, steaming hot, clearly food prepared for the officers and soldiers.

Santos and Mizhene followed directly, and saw the handcarts being pushed to a camp by the Logistics Department troops.

As soon as Santos arrived at the entrance of the camp, he was recognized by a sentry.

The soldier on guard duty saw Sanders approaching and quickly saluted. "Regimental Commander!"

Sanders clearly recognized the sentry and said to him, "Little Roger, it's your turn to be the sentry again today!"

"Don't fall asleep again tonight, or your Squad Leader won't let you off the hook."

The soldier named Little Roger was very embarrassed. He had been caught deserting while on patrol and was personally apprehended by their Regimental Commander, leaving a deep impression on the Regimental Commander.

"Regimental Commander, don't worry, it definitely won't happen this time. Otherwise, not only will our Squad Leader not be spared, but even the platoon leader won't let me off the hook."

"Did you have meal?"

Roger shook his head. "Not yet, but our squad leader will save some food for me. I can eat it when I get back from my shift."

After saying that, he swallowed, clearly having smelled the aroma of food.