I really can't control myself.

Chapter 470 Surrounding

"Your Excellency, something is wrong." Gasain had just arrived in the meeting room, and many people had already rushed in. It is obvious that the current situation is not good, otherwise these people would not be in such a hurry. Hastily rushed to the duke's mansion.

"What's the situation? What's the situation with the Cuogra Tribe?" Gasaien didn't even know what the so-called Cuogra Tribe was.

"My lord, the Cuogra tribe is a big tribe in the south, and it is a tribe of the Megmores. The relationship between the Cuoguela tribe and the territory was pretty good before. Rennes should have reached some agreements with the Cuoguela tribe, probably Give them some old age money every year, so the Cuogra tribe has been in a state of peace with this side for more than ten years, and the current situation, it is estimated that the Cuogra tribe heard that the lord has changed here, and they are likely to be worried. There is an issue of pensions every year, so this time the soldiers came here probably because they want us to pay pensions too." said a minister dressed as a civil servant.

"Suijin?" Gasein frowned. He had heard of the Megmores. They were common barbarians in the southern part of the empire. They were actually human beings, but they looked different from ordinary people in the empire. Kind of savage looking.In fact, the Megmor people are indeed very barbaric, and their civilization level is generally very low, but they seem to have natural advantages in terms of strength, and they are very adaptable to life in the southern forest. Without any advantage, it belongs to the category of cancer, which is difficult to deal with.

The territory in the south of the empire is more or less infested by the Megmores. Some lords choose to fight against them. Anyway, there are waves of fights, and some just pay the money. It is obvious that Ren belongs to the latter , reached an agreement with the chief of the other party, and paid money and food every year, anyway, it’s enough if the other party doesn’t come to make trouble.

For the matter of paying money, Gasien's first reaction was resistance. As a passionate man, he was very displeased with the matter of spending money to buy peace.But he also knows that this group of people is really difficult to deal with. Even if they are repelled this time, after the other party retreats into the southern forest, it will become a guerrilla war. You can't send troops to catch them, but when the troops leave, they Then they came out to rob and kill, and attacked the villages and cities in the south.Of course, Ryan chose to pay the money, probably because of this reason.

"How many people are there from the other party?" Gassen asked first.

"Probably... 5000." A general next to him replied.The Megmo people belong to the kind of tribe where all the people are soldiers. Basically, as many people in a tribe can pull up as many soldiers. Even women and old people sometimes participate in battles. Because of their natural physical advantages, their combat effectiveness is quite good. powerful.

Gassen frowned. The population in his territory is quite large, but the problem is that the soldiers are only in the early 4000s. Although they are a regular army and have great advantages in weapons and equipment, they do not possess the individual quality of the soldiers. With geographical advantages, it is not easy to handle.

"My lord, the other party's visit this time is not kind." A civil servant next to him said anxiously, "If it was just to discuss the pension, it would not have brought so many troops. This time it seems that it is not just a matter of the pension. , I even suspect that someone has contacted them and is going to attack us..."

"Is it Ren's remnant party?" Gassen asked.

"Yes." The official nodded.Although most of Ren's family members were captured and executed, some escaped. After all, the Ren family is a big family, so now the Merovie family and the Ren family group must have formed a deadly feud, and the other party would definitely think Do everything you can to find trouble for Gasein.

"Your Excellency, what should we do now?" Another civil servant beside him also asked anxiously.

"Yes, Lord Duke, please make a decision early, the enemy is already coming towards us."

It can be seen that everyone is very anxious, making the atmosphere in the entire meeting room tense.Just when everyone was extremely anxious, Linton suddenly walked into the conference room.

"It's all said, take this egg well." Linton said while handing the egg in his hand to Gasan, "Take a few more steps, maybe it will hatch soon."

"I'm holding a military meeting now, okay? Take this egg too?" Gassen said.

"What's the point?" Linton looked at the people in the meeting room. There were indeed many people he hadn't seen before. Most of them were civil servants. There were a few generals that Linton had met in the barracks before. Those who have been there, "This barbarian tribe doesn't need to hold a special meeting to discuss how to deal with it, you think so."

"Well, Lord Duke, I think what Lord Juggernaut said is reasonable. It seems that there is no need to be so anxious. The enemy's troops will arrive tomorrow. We should sleep more and recharge our batteries. Let's talk about it every day when the other party arrives." A general stood up Said.

"That's right, my lord, only 5000 barbarians can't cause any trouble. It's been hard for the soldiers to patrol and maintain law and order in the past few days. It's better not to gather troops to fight against them. Let the soldiers have a good rest." A civil servant next to him also said.

"You guys are really realistic." Gassen raised his forehead.

"Well, my lord, does coming so late prevent you from resting, or should we go back?" Another civil servant said.

"It's gone." Gassen waved his hand.

Gassen waved his hand, and the ministers were very cooperative and left.The original tense atmosphere was gone, and each of them was still whispering while walking, as if they had just attended a dinner party.

"Master Linton is back, I don't know when he will be back."

"Is that Master Juggernaut? I really can't tell. Fortunately, I have inquired beforehand. If I don't recognize it, I will be ashamed."

"I really don't know what will happen to those Megmores. I heard that Lord Linton has a very violent temper."

"I always feel that your name is more useful than mine." He also heard the whispers of these ministers and couldn't help saying.

"That's why I asked you to quickly become a saint. This isn't all the problem is solved." Linton said.

"Holy rank is not so simple." Gassen said, of course he also wants to become a holy rank. As a warrior, who doesn't want to be promoted to a holy rank.

"Didn't Garp say that you have the talent for arming, and you can even practice it in a short time." Linton said, "The things in the territory are left to other people in the family to do. They don't Do you like doing these things?"

Gasine was silent for a while, but what Linton said was true. Some people in the family really wanted to get involved, and their desire for power was very strong. They don't know what will happen when the power is handed over to them.

"No matter what they want, as long as you can reach the level of a saint, conspiracy and tricks are useless." Linton seemed to have seen through Gasan's thoughts, and said directly.

"'I... think about it." Gassen nodded slightly.

After doing such a thing, Gasain will not be able to sleep at all tonight.It happened that Linton also wanted to know about the situation of the territory. Isn't this just about to start a construction task, so he also listened to Gassien's brief introduction of the situation of the territory.

The duchy of Gasain is still quite large, and the entire duchy is divided into five regions, each of which is equivalent to an earldom. Three of the earldoms are directly under the jurisdiction of Gasain, and the other two are managed by the local government. The Earl ruled, and apart from paying taxes every year, Gasain had no control over that side, so to be precise, what Gasain can currently control is the territory of the three earldoms.

The main city of the territory is Moon Lake City where they are now. It is true that there is a huge lake next to the city. This is the lake that Linton saw when he was on the tower.This lake called Moon Lake is very large, the largest lake in the territory, and it is said that its origin is not ordinary.

Legend has it that a huge meteorite fell from the sky not long ago, and the location where it fell was the center of Moon Lake. Someone built a castle by the crater where the meteorite fell. This castle is Starfall Castle.After that, the surrounding area of ​​the castle gradually developed, which is the origin of Moon Lake City.At present, Moon Lake City has become an important trade node in the southwest of the empire after several generations of lords' management. Its commerce is very developed, and the commercial tax alone can collect tens of thousands of gold every year. It can be said to be a treasure land.At that time, Rennes also relied on these commercial taxes to raise a good-sized army.

In addition to Moon Lake City, there are six other cities with a population of more than 100 in the territory. The population of the entire territory is about [-] million, which is considered a very fat territory.Of course, there are also shortcomings. First of all, because we are in the southwest of the empire, the agriculture is not very developed, and the food production in the territory is very low, so some food needs to be imported every year. Fortunately, the business is prosperous. This is not a big deal. Another comparison The troublesome place is the barbarians. In addition to the Megmor people in the south who are now causing trouble, there are also barbarians in the west, and the barbarians in the west are more troublesome than the south, because they are not even human.

The two of them were chatting. Gassen also fell asleep lying on the table. Linton didn't know when he fell asleep leaning on the chair. It wasn't until after dawn that a minister walked into the conference room. Called the two of them.

"My lord duke, excuse me." The minister woke up Gassen and said.

"What's the matter?" Gassen asked in a daze.

"We have been surrounded by barbarians, and now the Megmores seem to be planning to attack the city. What do you think we should do now?" the minister asked.

"The enemies are all under the city?" Gassen was taken aback for a moment, "Why are you calling me now? Where's our army?"

"They're still sleeping, do you want to wake them up?"

(End of this chapter)