A quarter of an hour later, Vanguard Army completed the assembly in the camp. Each hundred-man team lined up with weapons and vacated the open execution ground in the middle. The originally noisy morning camp gradually became quiet, leaving only the sound of the burning campfire and the deep breathing of Dire Wolf and Wyvern.
In the center of the execution ground, kneeling were thirty-two Wildland Warriors who were being forced to the ground by the Bloodfire warlords. Some of them showed fear on their faces, but most of them still held their heads up unruly.
The breaths of soldiers and mounts intertwined into fog in the early morning, and the huge Nether Dragon stood out from the fog, walked to the center of the field, and stood in front of Wildland Warriors.
"Everyone is here to watch the execution of military law."
Ferrum looked at these warriors, focused on the person in the front, paused for a moment, and said his identity, "Slo, you are from Red Tide Shoal, a famous warrior from the Tide Lizard Clan. The Wyvern you tamed is very good. I asked you to teach others when you are free."
Slo was originally the most unruly one among the soldiers, but when he saw the stern Nether Dragon standing in front of him and heard Ferrum speaking in a low voice, his expression gradually declined.
"You are a centurion, and behind you are your subordinates. You lead them to disobey my orders. Do you have anything to say?"
"I..."
Slo struggled for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Leader, we have never heard such an order before. Soldiers fight to the death, get their own share of the spoils, and rob a few women. This is what they should do."
When he shouted like this, the originally neat army became slightly commotion.
Slo speaks from their hearts. Vanguard Army are warriors carefully selected from the armies. They are stronger and defeat the enemy every time, so they should receive richer rewards.
"Although we didn't kill many people in this battle, we fought very hard. Dire Wolf broke his leg while running, and the soldiers' buttocks were all bruised and sore. You really deserve women and treasures."
Ferrum actually nodded. "If you want these, you can come to me and I will give you what you want instead of leading my subordinates to disobey my orders."
"The leader of the regiment came here alone, and there was no looting. How could there be anything to share with us?"
Slo's voice is a little low.
"You also know that I didn't rob?"
Ferrum said coldly, "I didn't plunder because I was anxious and couldn't wait to knock down the big city in front. There are countless women and countless gold in it, which can be shared with my soldiers, so my orders are faster than the last and stricter than the last, because we are about to succeed."
"I asked you to be patient because I am patient too. I asked you to talk to me because I will not ignore your desires. Whether the soldiers can take the spoils and when they can plunder can be discussed. I can also rearrange the arrangements. However, my previous order has not changed. You knew the order but still led thirty-one people to disobey it."
He didn't talk too much to his family members. The truth required a long period of education and restraint before the clan warriors could understand it. Now he needed to talk more straightforwardly and plainly.
"I said Deerhunting Town was not allowed to loot after he surrendered. You were dissatisfied, so you refused to obey. Tomorrow I told you to march a hundred miles in a hurry, and you don't have to obey. The day after tomorrow I asked the legion to fight to the death. If you refuse to obey, will you still lead the troops to retreat?"
Slo opened his mouth and was about to speak, but Ferrum had already concluded. "I will not kill people based on joy or anger, but I will never tolerate my family members disobeying orders, so I can't keep you."
Slo lowered his head, facing the dragon's power, he had no chance to resist.
"Does Red Tide Shoal have any relatives or sons?" Ferrum asked.
Slo was startled and said hesitantly, "There is a female lizard man and two sons."
"Moqi." Ferrum said.
"I remember."
Moqi in the back nodded. In fact, his memory was not outstanding, but he was good at remembering people. Moqi could name every family member in Windsong Plateau.
"I will send someone to tell them that you are a warrior who died in Tagoma's Battlefield, and give them a sum of money. If they are willing to come to my territory, I will raise your son."
Ferrum said, "As a warrior, you must bear the consequences of your actions. Slo Tide Lizard, bow your head."
Slo lowered his head slowly, trembling slightly.
Nether Dragon slashed his claws and neatly cut off his head, and blood spurted directly onto the dragon's body.
Ferrum took a step forward and walked to the three captains of the ten-man team. The first captain turned out to be Mountain Goblin.
Ferrum wrinkled the scales on his forehead slightly. "You are the warlord of this hundred-man team and the captain of the ten-man team. What is your name and where do you come from?"
"Qige, from Windsong Plateau, Skullcrusher Clan."
"Do you have any relatives?"
"Mother is still here."
"You betrayed the trust of me and Yazi, and brought shame to the Skullcrusher Clan, bow your head."
Ferrum killed the three captains in the same way, then moved forward again and came to the ordinary Wildland Warriors.
"Ordinary soldiers who disobey military orders should be whipped a hundred times and demoted to slaves. Are there any other crimes?" Ferrum asked.
The first place, War Lizardfolk, begged for mercy, "I followed them. I didn't kill anyone, and I didn't have time to get women. I only took some property."
"Did he lie?"
Ferrum looked at the others.
The other kneeling War Lizardfolk looked at each other without speaking.
"Take him to the surrender for identification. If he is not lying, give him a hundred lashes and let the governor execute him."
Ferrum summoned the guards, but actually let go of this War Lizardfolk, and looked at the next one.
Nether Dragon did not kill everyone, but first executed the officers who disobeyed orders. For ordinary soldiers, those who raped or killed surrendered civilians were killed, while those who looted had their war gains confiscated and were demoted to slaves.
As for the executioners, Ferrum also asked about their situations in turn.
In the end, Nether Dragon stood in a pool of blood, sighed lowly, and looked at the assembled troops.
In fact, in Taigo's era, disobeying the dragon's orders was a capital crime. Ferrum wanted to execute them, and there was no need for many reasons, nor did he need to say anything or ask anything.
"Some of the people who died knew each other. Many of them were warriors who came out of Dragon Blood War. I felt it was a pity to kill them."
After a moment of silence, Ferrum said, "But what we have to do now is to conquer Tagoma Kingdom. After we capture the big city in front, the places we passed before, including this town, will become our land. The things they robbed last night are all our things, and the people they killed will soon become our slaves, so I can't let them survive."
"I hope you can take this as a warning. We are conquerors and invaders in the eyes of Tagoma. We must bear the consequences of our actions. As the leader of the regiment, I will be the first to bear the consequences of the enemy's counterattack, but I also strictly require you to obey orders, and I also need you to abide by the order of war."
"A new and glorious era is coming. After the city is captured, I will not keep everything I get. I will share those things with you. Vanguard Army Every warrior and every person can get at least a piece of land, ten slaves and a hundred gold coins."
"From then on, you are no longer ordinary clan soldiers, but nobles, Dragonbound Nobility who are superior to Tagoma people."
Ferrum looked at his soldiers and said slowly, "This is Ferrum·Solaxus's promise. Heavy-Metal Dragon will always fulfill his promise."
After his words fell, there was complete silence.
The soldiers exchanged glances, and some still couldn't understand the meaning of Giant Dragon's promise.
"What are you still doing? Just cheer and roar. We have gone too far. The big city of Tagoma is right in front of us. Let us attack and fight the enemy decisively!"
The leader of the jackals, Gago, raised his arms at the right time and roared, "For the Ferrum Legion! For Solaxus!"
After a brief hesitation, the first person shouted, "For the Ferrum Legion!"
Soon, more and more voices sounded, turning into a continuous roar that spread through the early morning camp.
Finally, the whole camp was boiling, and the soldiers jumped on Wyvern and Dire Wolf one after another, raising the weapons in their hands, and there was the sound of iron swords being unsheathed.
"For Solaxus, attack! Attack! Attack!"
Olysia stood in Ferrum's tent, looking at the fanatical wilderness army. When she commanded Southern Legion before, she had also been bathed in the soldiers' mountain calls, but that was often the scene after breaking the city and winning.
Compared with humans, the power and charm of dragons are still too powerful after all. With just a few words, they can gain the loyalty and enthusiasm of their subordinates and make them swear to death.
When she heard the charges of those who were executed, she was already trembling with rage, but when she saw Nether Dragon's subsequent treatment, the blood in her body turned to ice again.
If these Giant Dragon can really restrain the troops and treat surrendered civilians preferentially without committing any crimes, if Tagoma cannot quickly repel them, but let them take root in this land...
As the power of Giant Dragon is gradually confirmed, I am afraid that more and more humans will surrender to them.
This is an extremely terrifying thing. Olysia knows very well the flexible bottom line of nobles.
She didn't have time to think too much, because Vanguard Army was breaking camp, and two heavily armed Bloodfire Guards surrounded her from the left and right. Although they were not worried about her escaping in name, Giant Dragon did not relax their control over her.
Fortunately, taking advantage of the opportunity to avoid bathing and changing clothes, she quietly used her spiritual power to summon the homing pigeon, which not only alerted Golden Grain City, but also urged Agate City to send out troops for rescue.
The target of Ferrum is Golden Grain City. Although Giant Dragon has never made it clear, Olysia has already speculated on their strategy.
It's just that the opponent's speed is too fast. It's useless for Tagoma to just get the information. Next, they have to verify the authenticity, summon vassals, make decisions and assemble the army. In addition, marching and deployment also takes time.
I hope Agate City and his family have felt the danger of Giant Dragon and can shorten the time.
Olysia took the clothes and armor she had changed, hugged the package like a peasant girl, and followed the army away under the eyes of Bloodfire Guards.