Riding and Slashing

Chapter 231 Why are you fighting?
Due to the large number of rebels, it is impossible to reorganize all of them. Perhaps most gladiators will obey the management, but the other rabble must have their own ideas.

If the rebel army had been under the control of Brutus, maybe there would be no such trouble. Brutus had been an officer of the regular army and a local lord. When he was under his command, the rebel army was actually orderly.

But in just a few days after Castro took control of this army, this mob changed from an orderly armed force to a bandit, and it expanded without limit.

Maybe Castro was also fighting for freedom, but most of the slaves he recruited probably didn't know what they were fighting for—no matter what age or where, most people were actually just following the crowd.

Moreover, the quality of these slaves varies from good to bad, and they have never been trained. They may not even be able to understand military orders. Not everyone is suitable to be a soldier.

It was also unlikely that Li Ang would go to war with nearly ten thousand slaves with insufficient weapons and equipment. An undisciplined and poorly equipped army could easily fall into chaos, and it could easily backfire on the leader.

This was the main reason why Li Ang had to occupy Karen Deer Castle - he wanted to give most of the rebels a place to stay and select the available manpower, otherwise this huge army would be just a group of rogues, no matter how large it was, it would be impossible lasting.

'The capture of Karen Deer Castle', backed by the lord of the Sarleon Kingdom, is of course the best target for this rebel army to follow.

Karen Deer Castle is now an empty empty city. Most of them are placed there, so that they don't need to be far away from their homeland to go to Sarleon, and they don't want some low-quality guys to harm the people.

After a period of management and training in Karen Deer Castle, and after the transition is completed, these people can truly become soldiers or citizens.

Moreover, Karen Deer Castle is now the only place in the surrounding area that can be sure that there is no Red Death.

A day later, this huge rebel army was regrouped, and after two major wars, it still had a size of 8000 people.

Sigismund and Brutus selected [-] qualified fighters from among them, and gathered the messy spoils to arm them on the spot.

In fact, most of these 2000 people are gladiators or reserve soldiers, which is what Alina originally planned.

That is to say, the real army that Brutus has been managing when carrying out the plan, all soldiers who have been trained to obey military orders.

This force has a new designation - the Pendor Freedom Legion.

In fact, the name of this legion was also envisioned by Emperor Marius and Arina.

And the rest of the slaves followed Jocelyn to Karen Deer Castle, and these people could reconsider the future.

If they want to join the army, they will receive Jocelyn's training, and after completing the training, they will supplement the strength of the Freedom Legion.

If you don’t want to fight and just want to live a good life, there is also a lot of unowned farmland around Karen Deer Castle, and there are even enough houses in Salem Village, as long as the roof, doors and windows are repaired, you can live.

Now that Li Ang has become the owner of Karen Deer Castle, Salem Village is no longer the front line of the two countries' war.

The newly formed Freedom Legion still has some appearance. The gladiators will undergo long-term training in the training camp, and their obedience is actually good.

But this force still lacks something very important.

For the lord, what they lack is actually the most important necessity of an army - faith.

Because they now lose their sense of purpose.

The gladiators led the rebel army to rebel for freedom. This is a strong goal-driven force. In the vision of Emperor Marius and Arina, this force needs to kill Sheila Youzas after being organized into a legion. rebels.

Drive them to rebel with their sense of purpose against slavery, and then use the credit for rebellion to absolve them of the crime of rebellion and let them be free.

If all goes according to plan, it will indeed seem fair and reasonable.

However, this army lost control midway, and it caused heavy casualties to Justus' First Imperial Army Corps, and killed at least half of the nobles in Boshi City—although this may be a situation that Emperor Marius and Justus would like to see, but It was no longer possible for them to get any pardon, so they successfully pledged their allegiance to Li Ang.

But in this way, they have obtained the status of free citizens under the lord. Although this can make them feel that it is right to follow Earl Leon, it also makes them lose their original belief.

The powerful troops in Pendor Continent all have their own beliefs.

The Noldor wanted to make the elf group to glory again, and they followed Leon to fight for the continuation of the race;

Amy's griffin claws follow in the footsteps of their predecessors, and the goal of becoming a female knight will drive them to unite with Amy;

The Shadow Legion wholeheartedly safeguards the interests of the old Bacchus, and can even fight against the emperor for this;
The Knights of the Radiant Cross is committed to curing diseases and saving lives, bringing hope to the mainland;
The horn summons the ranger group to face any enemy in order to defend their homeland;
Decades ago, the Knights of the Lions acted chivalrously to help the poor and help the country and the people. Today, the Knights of the Lions wants to maintain the honor and status of the Royal Knights;
Even the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlets have faith, perhaps because they really have hatred for Noldo, or perhaps because of the benefits they can obtain after capturing Noldo;

The non-commissioned officer unit directly under Li Ang also has a natural sense of mission - for the good life that the lord has brought them.

An army without a sense of purpose cannot be brought against a strong enemy. The will of a person comes from the mission and belief in the heart. An army without a firm belief can only fight with the wind.

But now this newly formed Freedom Legion has no faith.

But Li Ang still needs to take them to solve the threat of the Snake Cult...

However, it seems that the lord is not the only one who takes this into consideration.

After the 2000-strong Freedom Corps lined up, Sigismund made an unexpected declaration to these people...

"Brothers, Lord Leon is the son of the legendary prophecy...he is the hero who can save the mainland in Madigan's prophecy! He will lead us to fight for the civilians who have suffered injustice and suffering like us, for freedom and stability fight for our lives! We will follow the true king of Pendor!"

"Son of Prophecy! The new king of Pendor! Huha!!"

It was inconvenient to ask Sigismund to organize the troops because Brutus was injured, and Sigismund was more familiar with this army.

But including Li Ang, no one expected him to make such a speech!
But perhaps such a statement is really effective. Of course, gladiators yearn for freedom and stability, and it does let the gladiators feel the reason to fight in confusion-for people who have experienced injustice like them.

Under the shouts of the tsunami-like 'Son of Prophecy' from the Freedom Legion, Sigismund knelt down in front of Li Ang: "Master Li Ang, I'm sorry, I made my own decision... I promised my brothers that I would take them Find the Son of Prophecy, and make this continent free from slavery and tyranny..."

Li Ang looked left and right, and the gladiators raised their swords, shouting "Son of Prophecy, King of Pandor"...

"Fight for freedom!"

This kind of situation can only be guided but not stopped. The lord had no choice but to raise the sword in his hand, forcefully pull out a smiling face, and shouted slogans.

Wentierf, who was behind her, was very clever, and immediately led the Noldor guards to shout "Fight for freedom!"

The uniform slogans barely covered the chaotic voices chanting 'King of Pandor'.

Afterwards, everyone started shouting 'Fight for Freedom' together.

The lord let out a long breath, but still held his sword, and the smile on his face did not dare to restrain himself.

"You don't trust me... Are you trying to force me to be an enemy of all kingdoms in this way?"

Li Ang looked at the troops, but he was talking to Sigismund, who was kneeling in front of him: "Do you know how much trouble these words will cause you?"

"I admit that this is a kind of coercion, but I finally see the hope of changing the whole continent..."

Sigismund still knelt on the ground and lowered his head: "Besides, when you control such a civilian army, you will inevitably face the hostility of all kingdoms, Lord Leon. How good the relationship with the nobles is, from today onwards, you can only be the son of prophecy..."

"Perhaps you are right, but you shouldn't speak up on your own! I have my own way of doing things... Sigismund, you are making decisions for me!"

The lord glanced at Sigismund, his eyes were quite unfriendly.

"Lord Li Ang, I know that the Son of Prophecy may be just a legend, and I also know that this name will bring many consequences... But I just want to make sure that you will really do what you said... to save the civilians and bring glory to the continent of Pendor. Come live in peace."

Sigismund raised his head and looked up into the Lord Lord's eyes: "I am willing to give everything for this, and most gladiators are the same as me..."

"But have you ever thought...if the Son of Prophecy is not a legend, what if I really am the Son of Prophecy?"

The lord sighed: "And... what's more important is your last sentence! Is Pender the real king? I don't even plan to become king yet!"

"My lord, my personal experience tells me that no matter what you plan now, as long as you have a large civilian army, if you don't become king... then some nobleman will become king with your head! "

Sigismund's gaze became firm: "Moreover, people need heroes... No matter whether they have anything to do with the legendary Son of Prophecy or not, as long as they fight for the common people, they will be regarded as the Son of Prophecy by everyone!"

Maybe Sigismund was right.

The continent of Pendor has always been eroded by all kinds of evil...

Bandits are rampant, cults are raging crazily, and most of the lords will not protect civilians, but the constant fighting continues to aggravate people's suffering.

Food is always scarce, and life is always full of uncertainty.

As early as decades ago, people kept referring to Madigan's prophecy, and they really needed a hero to save the suffering.

Twenty years ago, in the village of Vizan in Ravencrowland, a young man and his stubborn wife lost everything they had built so hard.

Their homeworld was completely destroyed by the fighting between the two Ravenlords.

I don't know how many times this is, anyway, this kind of thing always happens, the war entanglement between the nobles, but the injured are always civilians.

After much deliberation, the couple decided that they would no longer tolerate raids from the Vanskerry pirates and Misty Mountain savages, nor would they plant crops on the plowed lands that had been burned by the Ravendrow army.

They decided to call anyone who would, together against all threats and protect those who can't defend themselves.

With a bit of talent and luck, the couple and the small band of volunteers they recruited achieved many victories against the raiders around their village.

Soon after, the number of their ranks began to grow rapidly.

People from all over the country joined these two men, they fought for the common people, and quickly formed a large alliance.

Pirates and brigands came to fear this civilian army, and so did the nobles, for they would kill anyone who would cause carnage in their lands, be it marauders or noble armies.

They wore white clothes, called themselves "Public Knights", and established the first power in Pendor Continent that was completely owned by civilians.

The young couple who established this force gradually became known as the 'Heroes of Madigan's Prophecy' and the Sons of Prophecy.

But the victories for the youngsters didn't last.

That stubborn woman's name was Claire, but this name has been forgotten by most people.

It is only known that she was slain in battle by a Vanskerry chief, a pirate chief named Vidis.

And that man was also defeated on the battlefield by the combined forces of Sarleon, Ravencrow and Fieldsway.

The forces established by their husband and wife turned into scorched earth again, and almost all the 'civilian knights' died on that land.

In fact, this 'civilian knight' never intended to attack any country, they just wanted to live a peaceful life.

But when they formed a certain scale, all noble lords regarded them as targets that must be eliminated—even those lords who were considered kind and kind.

And the original Fieldsway alliance was able to be recognized by the two countries of the fierce lion and the raven, and it became a kingdom from an alliance-like warlord group, which was somewhat related to this matter.

The commander of the joint army who wiped out this 'civilian knight' was the King Vidis of Filtzway - at that time, the king was only known as the 'Chief of Vidis', but after he killed the man known as Vidis After being the leader of the commoner knights of the 'Son of Prophecy', he was crowned the throne by the nobles.

However, the man did not die on the battlefield.

Good luck seems to be with him all the time, and he was lucky enough to survive many situations where he would surely die.

But it wasn't until his wife died in battle and the entire army was wiped out that he realized that he hadn't spent the first half of his life fighting for civilians.

He's just fighting for a peaceful and quiet life.

His name, 'Sigismund', does mean 'guarded by victory', but he never managed to do it, even though he had won countless victories.

Because war brings nothing but death...

(End of this chapter)