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"And I'm no longer the Emperor of Calradia. I'm just a viscount of Stormwind. Explain this properly to your brothers, lest we become the target of everyone's ire!"
Liu Tianyu gently pushed the militia captain aside, then smiled and pulled up the Nord Royal Guard's uniform, saying loudly, before explaining the rest of the sentence in a low voice.
"His Majesty?"
The militia captain heard it clearly, after all, he had just protected Liu Tianyu behind him.
"Haha, Uncle Akavi, you misheard. They are Nord royal guards I hired from the far north. They are not very familiar with Common Tongue, so they misspoke. He was going to call me 'Sir'."
Liu Tianyu quickly laughed it off, trying to let the matter drop.
The militia captain glanced at the extremely respectful Nord royal guards, and despite having many doubts in his heart, he still put away his two-handed greatsword.
Since his lord has spoken, he, as a subordinate, only needs to obey orders.
"Alright, now that the leading orcs have been dealt with, the remaining goblins are no threat. Uncle Akavi, you take the militia and regular army to deal with the rest of the goblins!"
Oh, right, try to leave as many alive as possible. I want to use these goblins for some experiments.
Upon hearing Liu Tianyu's order, the militia captain nodded, but his gaze still held a hint of doubt as he looked at the Nord Royal Guards.
Before long, the goblins that invaded Stormwind Territory were either killed on the spot or knocked unconscious, tied up, and taken prisoner.
In fact, the militia captain had initially planned to simply dig a hole and bury all the goblins alive, just like he always had.
After all, these goblins don't know anything except burning, killing, and looting.
Treat them as slaves? Their strength is no different from that of a child. And if you gather them together, these things will rebel again.
Even chicken ribs, which are tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away, are much better than these things!
However, since his lord had already spoken, he naturally had no choice but to obey.
After losing their leader, the orc, and the harassing goblin wolf riders, these goblins completely disorganized.
Let alone the regular army and militia led by the militia captain, even serfs and free men who mustered up their courage could hunt them down.
"Your Excellency, these are the prisoners you require. There are twenty-two goblins and two orcs. The rest were either killed on the spot or scattered and fled."
The militia captain held two iron chains in his hands, and to his left was a goblin with his hands chained and head hanging low.
On the right is a strong orc whose hands and feet are all tied up.
At the rear were four regular soldiers and ten militiamen, ensuring that the goblins and orcs, who were already under control, would not cause trouble.
The remaining four regular soldiers were seriously wounded and were sent back to Mubao to recuperate by Liu Tianyu.
The remaining militia were disbanded by the militia captain and sent to help the free people and serfs who had suffered heavy losses due to the goblin invasion.
[Ding, you have won. Casualties:]
[Our casualties: Royal Kingdom militia (6 dead, 12 wounded), Royal Kingdom regular army (4 wounded).]
[Friendly casualties: Kingdom serfs (14 dead, 22 wounded), Kingdom free citizens (9 dead, 5 wounded).]
Enemy casualties: Goblins (133 dead, 22 wounded, 30 deserters), Goblin Wolf Riders (29 dead, 10 deserters), Orcs (2 dead, 2 wounded), Orc Giant (1 dead).
Once everything had settled down, the system's mechanical voice reached Liu Tianyu's ears again, reporting the casualties on both sides in this encounter.
It must be said that the losses were considerable, exceeding any previous goblin attack.
It seems that the casualties of both our troops and our allies are acceptable, but the problem is that these goblins are not only killing people, but also setting fires.
No fewer than twenty houses have been burned down. If the disaster victims are not properly resettled, they will certainly not survive the winter.
This is reality, not a game. People here need warm houses, sturdy clothes, and enough food to survive, unlike in a game where they are indestructible NPCs.
Liu Tianyu looked at the buildings burning fiercely, shook his head, and then opened the system's troop interface.
Chapter Six: Troop and Prisoner Management
[Units: 83, Royal Militia 38/60 (+), Royal Regular Army 8/12 (+), Royal Cavalry 1, Nord Royal Guard 10]
[Captured: 24/120, Goblins (22), Orcs (2)]
It looks exactly like the game, but the difference is that there is no limit to the number of troops, only the total number. There is no prisoner management skill, but there is still a limit to the number of prisoners, which seems to be related to the number of troops.
That's normal. It's impossible for one person to exude such domineering aura that thousands of people would obediently become prisoners, right?
But why are these guys so quiet? They used to be so arrogant. It was expected that the goblins would be docile, but it's quite unusual for the orcs to be so docile. Even if they don't resist, they'll definitely shout for a while.
Liu Tianyu glanced at the dejected orc, then mentally clicked on the orc's status in the prisoner list and clicked "release".
"Agh! You bastard, if you have the guts, release me! Give me a quick death! Orcs will never be slaves!"
One of the orcs, who had been hanging his head, suddenly began to struggle, shaking his strong body and roaring as he struggled.
"!!!"
"Behave yourself, damn it!"
The two regular soldiers guarding the orcs were startled and then reached out a hand to firmly pull the struggling orc back.
Unexpectedly, even though the orc was chained, he still had considerable strength and seemed poised to break free from their hold.
"If that's the case, then go die!"
Seeing that the orc was about to break free of his restraints, a regular soldier of the kingdom gritted his teeth, grabbed his halberd with his other hand, and prepared to perform a head-opening operation on the restless orc.
"Uh, I, I..."
Just as the orc was about to break free from the suppression of two kingdoms' regular armies, and one kingdom's regular army was about to crack open his skull.
The orc who had been making a ruckus suddenly fell silent, stopped struggling, and lowered his head with lifeless eyes.
"this?"
"what's the situation?"
Looking at the orcs who had become somber again, the two regular soldiers of the kingdom exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with the same confusion.
Liu Tianyu glanced at the virtual screen and saw that the captured orc had changed from (1) to (2) again, while the orc captive had changed from berserk to quiet. Suddenly, he gave a wicked smile.
"System, is it true that as long as I have prisoners and the number of prisoners doesn't exceed the limit, they will never rebel even if no one is needed to watch over them?"
Although he had figured some things out, just to be on the safe side, he still mentally called out to the system.
[Yes, host. As long as the number of prisoners doesn't exceed the limit, they will never riot, even if no one is watching over them. However, please note that prisoners also need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, and their presence will slow down your march!]
The system, as always, used its mechanical voice to answer Liu Tianyu's questions.
Upon hearing the system's voice, a glint flashed in Liu Tianyu's eyes, and he continued to ask:
"Speaking of the system, I see that the prisoner management system has chat, punishment, execution and recruitment functions."
If I recruit goblins, how do I command them? You know, goblins can't speak human language at all, and they're notorious for not understanding commands.
Besides, how do I know that if I recruit goblins, they might run away or even rebel?
[Please explore on your own. Friendly reminder: as long as the overall morale of the troops remains at a high level, there will be no mutiny; and if overall morale remains high, there will be no deserters.]
[By the way, top-tier soldiers maintain a constant morale and are unaffected by overall morale!]
The system for managing prisoners of war is not described in detail, but it does provide a detailed explanation of the phenomena of defection and desertion.
"Overall morale?"
After hearing the system's explanation, Liu Tianyu stroked his chin and glanced at the bottom of his troops' information: Overall Morale: High, Money: 20970 Dinars, Weekly Expenses: 600 Dinars.
"Overall morale is high, but the morale of the Nord Royal Guards is excellent, and it seems that morale is indeed stable. Their weekly wage is 50 dinars."
Wait, why is the currency displayed as denars? I clearly remember the kingdom's currency being Supreme Gold Coins, Earth Mother Silver Coins, and Knowledge Copper Coins.
And 600 dinars a week? Doesn't that mean my money is only enough to support the army for half a year? Explain this to me!
After clearly seeing the unit of currency, Liu Tianyu's eyes widened, and he quickly activated the system.
[Host, for the convenience of transactions and salary payments, the system has directly converted your wealth in this world into dinars according to their value. The system shows that 1 Earth Mother Silver Coin is exactly converted into 1 dinar.]
The system has converted all the wealth you directly control into denars and placed them in your inventory, ensuring fairness and impartiality!
[The bulk of your weekly expenses goes to the Nord Royal Guards. If you have any complaints, you are welcome to dismiss them!]
The system's mechanical sound rang out again.
"Huh? I've painstakingly saved up my savings for over a decade, and in the end, I still can't afford the expenses of 10 Noh Emperors?"
Upon hearing the system's words, Liu Tianyu was instantly on the verge of tears. He couldn't help but glance at the Nord Royal Guards who were protecting him.
Not only were they well-equipped, muscular, and exuding killing intent, but they had also just easily averted a near-annihilation of the kingdom's regular army from an orc crisis...
Thinking of this, Liu Tianyu couldn't help but sigh.
Just kidding, these Nord barbarians are my only means of survival in the perilous Stormwind Territory! Money can be earned back, but life is gone forever.
Compared to the flashy but impractical regular army of the kingdom, these Nord royal guards gave him a real sense of security. Anyway, he could still support them for more than half a year, so there was no rush.
"System, what if I need money? It can't just pull out a dinar, can it?"
[The denars will only be displayed in your inventory. Once you need to use them, the system will convert the denars back into the currency you require. Please don't underestimate the system's capabilities!]
"Ahem, let's skip that for now. Speaking of the system, both the Royal Militia and the Royal Regular Army in my army have a (+) next to their names, which means they can all be upgraded, right?"
Liu Tianyu coughed inwardly and continued to ask the system questions.
Yes, host. Just like in the game, you can spend denars to upgrade your soldiers once they reach the required experience level.
[System soldiers will not react in any way, while non-system soldiers will recognize it as a miracle and ensure that nothing goes wrong!]
"Now I can rest assured! Let me take a look at the unit tree of these kingdom soldiers under my command!"
Hearing the system's explanation, Liu Tianyu nodded, and then clicked on the Kingdom's Militia to view the unit tree.
Chapter Seven Kingdom Troop Tree
The kingdom's soldiers have four different troop types.
First column: Kingdom Serfs — Kingdom Free Citizens — Kingdom National Guard — Kingdom Regular Army — Kingdom Swordsmen — Kingdom Suicide Swordsmen
Then, with the Royal Canadian Armed Forces as a turning point, there are three more upgrade routes.
Wang Guobing:
—The Kingdom's Regular Army—The Kingdom's Halberd Guard
—Kingdom Archer—Veteran Archer of the Kingdom
Kingdom Riders — Kingdom Cavalry — Kingdom Cataphracts
"Four rows of troop types, and the level six soldiers are infantry and cavalry, which is not bad. The level six soldiers are all considered strong troop types."
Good heavens, the Kingdom's Death Knight truly lives up to his name, wearing a full set of plate armor and wielding a 1.6m fine steel two-handed greatsword.
In addition, he also had a 0.9m steel sword suitable for grinding meat hanging at his waist, and his height must be approaching 2m. He looks even more reckless than the Nord Royal Guards!
Next up are the kingdom's armored cavalry, who are truly mobile iron cans!
Not only were the men and horses fully armored, but apart from their eyes, the men revealed nothing. Even the warhorses wore full sets of plate armor!
Holding a 59x79cm knight's round steel shield in one hand and a 2.2m iron-clad lance in the other, with a pure steel mace for grinding meat hanging at his waist, and a 1.3m silver-plated greatsword on his plate-armored warhorse, he was a truly slick and fat man!
Looking at the Kingdom's troop type tree, with the Kingdom's Death Knight and Kingdom's Armored Cavalry at the top, Liu Tianyu drooled a little.
If the soldiers in his territory were these top-tier soldiers, instead of the ragtag militia, he was confident he could keep them all even if the goblins invading Stormwind Territory were replaced with orcs!
"Sigh! I'm overthinking it. Let's upgrade all the soldiers that can be upgraded first."
Liu Tianyu quickly shook his head and began upgrading the Kingdom's militia and regular army.
"The main reason why this battle caused such great losses was that the militia were tied up by the goblin wolf riders."
Then, the only royal cavalryman under his command, the militia captain, was unable to ride a horse due to the goblin surprise attack, reducing his combat effectiveness by two-thirds.
Therefore, what Stormwind Territory needs most right now are cavalry and archers, while it has no shortage of infantry. Unfortunately, on the unit tree, the Kingdom's regular army can only be upgraded to infantry.
Now let's look at the upgrade costs. Wow, it costs 40 denars to upgrade a Kingdom Militiaman to a Kingdom Archer, and it also costs 40 denars to upgrade to a Kingdom Rider.
What were they thinking with these prices? They're actually a bargain for me! System, upgrade all 20 Royal Guards to Royal Riders!
Seeing that there was a bargain to be had, Liu Tianyu was not about to let it slip by, after all, a horse was more expensive than a bow!
[Ding! Upgrade of 20 Royal Guard units to Royal Riders confirmed. 800 Dinars deducted!]
Just as the system's voice sounded, the bodies of the twenty upgraded Royalist soldiers suddenly began to glow, enveloping them all.