Bryce and Joyce walked around the entire camp. After returning to their camp, they immediately issued two orders: First, no one was allowed to enter or exit Alarda Army's camp at will;
The second is to prohibit any officers and soldiers from participating in "entertainment" activities within the station.
These two orders were conveyed to the entire army that night, pouring a lot of cold water on some guys who were eager to try and do something.
After a night of silence, the next day, all the coalition forces gathered together. The troops in each territory got to know each other, coordinated Flag Language, horns and other communication methods, and tried to avoid the chaotic situation in the previous battle. Presumably the Kent Family army on the opposite side is doing the same thing.
In order to avoid frightening his own people, Alarda Army once again conducted a test firing of muskets and cannons in front of all friendly forces, and the gunfire shook the sky again inside the station.
The noise caused by the generals' observation yesterday has aroused the curiosity of Soldiers. The entire station was talking about the sound that appeared out of thin air. Many people guessed that it was the legendary "Fire Crossbow" and "Thunder Hammer". After all, both of these things came from Alarda Territory, and Alarda Army happened to come yesterday.
Today's live demonstration opened the eyes of the lower-level officers and soldiers. They saw that the army with such powerful weapons was actually their own friendly army. The morale of the entire army was greatly boosted.
The senior officers were amazed at the discipline of the Alarda Army. In their view, this army followed the officers' slogans and orders, and was uniform. The uniform dress deepened this impression.
"If only I could have such an army under my command!"
This thought occurred to every senior officer invariably.
The drill continued until about three o'clock in the afternoon. With the ordinary Soldiers quality of other troops, it would be really tiring if it continued any longer, so each battalion was disbanded.
Bryce As soon as he sat down, a guard came to report that three people claiming to be from a nearby village wanted to see him.
He and the guards came to a tent, and sure enough, there were three people waiting inside. When they saw someone coming in, they immediately stood up and saluted Bryce.
Bryce motioned for them to sit down, and the three representatives sat down tremblingly.
He asked with a smile, "What do you call the representatives? Do you have any business with me?"
Be as kind as possible to ordinary people. Bryce always remembers the Lord's teachings.
The representatives looked at each other, and finally the one sitting in the middle spoke. He first introduced each person's name and identity: they were people from the three villages designated as the Alarda Army supply area. This time they came as representatives to the supreme commander Bryce to negotiate the "supply" issue of the Alarda Army.
This morning, a quartermaster led his troops to their respective villages to collect the last supplies. As for which quartermaster under the lord, they didn't need to know. It would be useless if they knew. They just had to hand over the supplies obediently.
The quartermaster left a few words before leaving. "From now on, you will be under the control of Alarda People."
When they heard that a new army was coming, the villagers were heartbroken. These villages that were far away from the lord had no time to escape to the castle when the coalition forces came over. Even if there was enough time, the castle could not accommodate too many people. These unlucky citizens could only stay at home and be slaughtered.
The three villages, which had already had several layers of skin peeled off, immediately elected representatives to go to the station to find out. They have to do this, because if they continue to be searched, they will really not survive.
"This sir..."
It seems that Bryce is easy to talk to, but several representatives are a little less reserved.
"Excuse me... how much food do you need?"
"Food?"
"Yes, we three villages can still put together some, please take a look."
The representative in the middle handed over a piece of paper, which stated the amount of materials that could be handed over to Arda.
Even the countryside is starting to use paper, which is really a good sign. Bryce sighed, took it and glanced at the numbers on it, and then he fell into silence.
Seeing that Bryce was silent, several representatives were frightened, thinking that Bryce was not satisfied with the numbers above.
"My lord! For the sake of God, let us go. We really can't bring out more. Several armies have come to the village."
They kept begging Bryce.
Bryce quickly waved his hand and said, "Where did you think you were?"
He continued to say in a solemn tone, "Now let me tell you, when you go back, tell your neighbors that Alarda Army will not come to your village to collect any supplies, uh... at least there is no need to collect them at this stage."
Bryce still didn't finish his sentence after all.
As soon as the words fell, the three representatives looked at each other. It's really rare for an army to not collect supplies from the villages near its garrison... No, it's simply unheard of.
"Please forgive our ears, but... what did you just say?"
"I said - we will not go to your village to collect supplies at this stage!"
Bryce repeated what he just said so that the three representatives could hear it clearly.
"This... this is really incredible! Oh no, I mean, thank you so much!"
After the representatives came to their senses, they kept bowing to Bryce.
"Okay! Let me add to everyone, if we really lack something and you happen to have it, we will buy it with money. I hope you can give a fair price."
Damn it, give me back the money? The representatives swore repeatedly that they would not dare to deceive Alarda Army.
Bryce added, "I was actually thinking about another thing just now. Please listen carefully and take my words to the village."
The delegates' ears perked up.
"The location of Biduo Fort is very important. We and the enemy are likely to compete here repeatedly. If you can't survive here, you can move to Arda, where you will definitely be able to find a satisfactory job."
Arda? Recent news says that the development there is really good. Maybe moving there is a good way out? The representatives kept Bryce's words in mind, "Don't worry, General, we will definitely convey it to you."
"Also, I want to hire young laborers from your village. Remember, 'hire', I will pay you."
The representatives' eyes lit up when they heard that the recruitment was not compulsory and that there was money to be made, which could help the villagers supplement their income. Recently, every household has been almost bankrupted by various forces.
Bryce's purpose in recruiting villagers is simple: after the war begins, let the villagers carry stretchers to transport Soldiers who fell on the battlefield to the rear.
Of course, there is no need for them to walk in front of the army, they can just follow at a distance. Moreover, if Alarda Army does not go well in the war, they can run away on their own without being held accountable.
I have to work overtime for two days on the weekend, and I have to go to Jiangsu for a week's business trip next week, so I may not be able to update a few chapters next week, please forgive me.